Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (04 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Evening (04 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).
	Thu 4					Friday 5								Saturday 6								Sun 7
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1596	1642	1570	1626	1505	1422	1633	1703	874	706	688	741	1221	1358	487	442	375	447	571	638	608	619	693	655
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NNW	NW	NE	E	ENE	N	NW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:07PM1.36m				6:11AM1.35m				6:47PM1.32m				6:50AM1.29m				7:35PM1.29m				7:40AM1.22m
Low Tide		11:51AM0.27m				00:06AM0.42m				12:28PM0.32m				00:49AM0.48m				1:10PM0.37m				1:41AM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	1	2	5	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	16	15	15	15	15	17	20	19	17	15	14	14	14	17	19	18	18	17	16	15	16
Feels °C	15	17	16	13	10	11	8	8	10	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	15	16	16	16	15	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	1596	1642	1570	1626	1505	1422	1633	1703	874	706	637	594	688	605	487	442	375	321	571	638	608	619	693	655
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 10	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 10
kJ	101	32	46	46	63	68	73	74	52	44	109	117	433	273	298	258	303	447	254	248	211	211	212	221
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 13	NE 8	ESE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	32	73	58	58	39	57	21	40	35	39	35	10	157	190	175	136	104	76	9	21	8	8	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 4	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	13	561	1119	708	561	516	688	741	1221	1358	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapuzi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Senoritas KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Wreck Garden Route	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	1	3	1	5	1	238	445	290	446	594	1	1	0	0	0	11	274	118	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbomvu						Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point		Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4						4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Bayobar - Punta Tur Peru	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	El Loa Chile	El Loa Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	8

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