Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 202 | 194 | 1177 | 1429 | 1455 | 1930 | 1996 | 2124 | 760 | 1138 | 948 | 827 | 657 | 453 | 532 | 448 | 307 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:37AM1.16m | 8:19PM1.19m | 9:14AM1.01m | 10:43PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.51m | 2:53AM0.62m | 3:33PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 202 | 146 | 237 | 312 | 231 | 148 | 56 | 1676 | 760 | 1138 | 948 | 827 | 657 | 453 | 141 | 152 | 307 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 217 | 132 | 194 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 46 | 509 | 49 | 116 | 155 | 153 | 140 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 217 | 120 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 42 | 69 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 10 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 13 | 1177 | 1429 | 1455 | 1930 | 1996 | 2124 | — | — | — | 10 | 78 | 49 | 532 | 448 | 277 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 39 | 1 | 1687 | 533 | 667 | 1687 | 956 | 2847 | 1037 | 643 | 643 | 621 | 434 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 |
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