Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1491 | 1316 | 1155 | 1009 | 855 | 748 | 650 | 374 | 368 | 343 | 302 | 348 | 357 | 441 | 346 | 527 | 443 | 447 | 408 | 273 | 512 | 549 | 575 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.40m | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1491 | 1316 | 1155 | 1009 | 855 | 748 | 650 | 374 | 200 | 229 | 244 | 240 | 238 | 252 | 346 | 401 | 188 | 447 | 408 | 273 | 512 | 549 | 575 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 111 | 368 | 343 | 273 | 268 | 302 | 247 | 194 | 198 | — | 181 | 135 | 226 | 75 | 48 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | SW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 55 | — | — | 8 | 65 | 85 | 9 | 40 | 31 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 33 | 316 | 302 | 348 | 357 | 441 | — | 527 | 443 | 569 | 533 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 238 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 186 | 166 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
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