Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1337 | 1342 | 1106 | 865 | 682 | 371 | 299 | 198 | 308 | 467 | 734 | 608 | 698 | 569 | 402 | 362 | 365 | 535 | 372 | 338 | 327 | 369 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.38m | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.31m | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 43 | 865 | 682 | 371 | 299 | 198 | 251 | 467 | 734 | 395 | 641 | 402 | 339 | 245 | 365 | 535 | 372 | 338 | 270 | 369 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 44 | 125 | 90 | 101 | 308 | 256 | 193 | 608 | 673 | 569 | 402 | 328 | 318 | 199 | 295 | 109 | 115 | 191 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SW 25 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 181 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 103 | 165 | 242 | 330 | 161 | 92 | 88 | 81 | 113 | 210 | 24 | 193 | 32 | 31 | 130 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1337 | 1342 | 1106 | 675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 698 | 236 | 372 | 362 | — | 288 | — | 282 | 327 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 274 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 238 | 643 | 621 | 238 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 70 | 37 |
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