Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 239 | 239 | 237 | 204 | 390 | 485 | 423 | 319 | 227 | 176 | 219 | 501 | 544 | 604 | 440 | 335 | 337 | 389 | 304 | 560 | 604 | 667 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.60m | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.52m | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.03m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:48AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 239 | 239 | 237 | 196 | 390 | 485 | 423 | 319 | 227 | 176 | 135 | 501 | 544 | 604 | 440 | 335 | 317 | 389 | 282 | 560 | 604 | 667 | 864 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 219 | 175 | 107 | 158 | 204 | 196 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 125 | 219 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 257 | 337 | 238 | 242 | 220 | 162 | 133 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 52 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 107 | 131 | 125 | 30 | 137 | 8 | 70 | 96 | 94 | 115 | 304 | 200 | 122 | 55 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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