Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1893 | 1780 | 1378 | 1174 | 911 | 639 | 510 | 403 | 375 | 296 | 154 | 141 | 135 | 135 | 235 | 269 | 96 | 85 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM1.57m | 2:19AM1.48m | 2:33PM1.70m | 2:51AM1.58m | 3:04PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.19m | 8:17AM0.16m | 8:46PM0.07m | 8:49AM0.06m | 9:18PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1893 | 1780 | 1378 | 1174 | 911 | 639 | 510 | 403 | 375 | 296 | 154 | 141 | 135 | 135 | 23 | 27 | 57 | 76 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 99 | 71 | 71 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 37 | 85 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 69 | 17 | 16 | 96 | 52 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 235 | 269 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 238 | 133 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 402 | 114 | 39 | 54 |
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