Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 913 | 941 | 538 | 857 | 651 | 775 | 707 | 642 | 761 | 808 | 783 | 770 | 823 | 805 | 737 | 634 | 520 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:48AM1.13m | 7:04PM1.12m | 7:24AM0.98m | 7:58PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:27AM0.65m | 1:35PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 599 | 599 | 665 | 538 | 539 | 240 | 196 | 707 | 642 | 125 | 90 | 84 | 123 | 121 | 183 | 133 | 69 | 66 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | S 8 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 355 | 316 | 324 | 327 | 280 | 91 | 87 | 176 | 169 | — | 87 | 126 | 68 | 45 | 75 | 12 | 5 | — | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 154 | 206 | 131 | 127 | — | — | 115 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 270 | 913 | 941 | — | 857 | 651 | 775 | — | — | 761 | 808 | 783 | 770 | 823 | 805 | 737 | 634 | 520 | 520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 445 | 631 | 631 | 643 | 643 | 290 | 1024 | 643 | 289 | 289 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 266 | 266 | 289 | 70 | 16 |
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