Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 21 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 260 | 364 | 298 | 415 | 280 | 207 | 189 | 223 | 74 | 64 | 75 | 295 | 102 | 209 | 181 | 177 | 152 | 400 | 394 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.68m | 5:00PM1.80m | 5:09AM1.65m | 5:32PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 245 | 50 | 49 | 137 | 127 | 280 | 189 | 189 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 75 | 295 | 238 | 209 | 181 | 150 | 152 | 400 | 394 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 190 | 346 | 298 | 415 | 92 | 73 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 6 | 60 | 82 | 102 | 78 | 108 | 177 | 138 | 20 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 176 | 260 | 175 | 119 | 29 | 16 | 207 | 115 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 340 | 239 | 364 | 85 | 71 | 176 | 235 | 280 | 223 | 247 | 395 | 371 | 413 | 339 | 374 | 316 | — | — | — | — | 607 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 289 | 289 | 261 | 182 | 133 | 37 | 37 | 266 | 289 | 418 | 133 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
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