
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
232 | 261 | 257 | 158 | 151 | 145 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 209 | 0 | 33 | 123 | 150 | 116 | 116 | 130 | 129 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
232 | 394 | 103 | 262 | 367 | 273 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 708 | 477 | 315 | 190 | 151 | 116 | 116 | 130 | 129 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | SW 12 | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
2 | 261 | 257 | 94 | 151 | 82 | 55 | — | — | 209 | — | 33 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 42 | 71 | 36 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
— | 2 | 1 | 158 | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 65 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 125 | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — |
482 | — | 238 | 559 | 583 | 476 | 367 | 549 | 711 | — | 65 | 162 | 123 | 150 | 43 | 45 | 37 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 118 | 594 | 0 | 39 | 114 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 300 | 402 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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