Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 145 | 105 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 86 | 110 | 194 | 293 | 365 | 337 | 350 | 323 | 291 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.58m | 3:04PM1.79m | 3:24AM1.64m | 3:37PM1.83m | 3:57AM1.66m | 4:12PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.06m | 9:18PM-0.01m | 9:23AM0.01m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:57AM-0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 103 | 96 | 73 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 86 | 110 | 98 | 92 | 92 | 337 | 350 | 323 | 291 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 59 | 129 | 145 | 105 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 178 | 202 | 202 | 176 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 11 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 62 | 102 | 194 | 293 | 365 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 187 | 238 | 446 | 418 | 238 | 187 | 186 | 205 | 143 | 290 | 445 | 1 | 154 | 23 | 238 |
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