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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
3785 | 2067 | 2381 | 3567 | 3541 | 1587 | 2354 | 3669 | 3416 | 2977 | 2682 | 2576 | 2367 | 1659 | 1321 | 1127 | 849 | 632 | 530 | 356 | 271 | 210 | 147 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.40m | 7:08PM1.28m | 7:30AM1.21m | 8:28PM1.15m | 9:08AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.36m | 1:15AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.65m | 3:38PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
1734 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1587 | 2354 | 3669 | 3416 | 2977 | 2682 | 2576 | 2367 | 1659 | 1321 | 1127 | 849 | 632 | 530 | 356 | 271 | 210 | 210 | 214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 22 | — | E 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
8 | 4 | — | 46 | — | 14 | 700 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
3785 | 2067 | 2381 | 3567 | 3541 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 47 | 70 | 84 | 110 | 108 | 184 | 292 | 342 | 273 | 345 | 376 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 402 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 290 | 281 | 254 | 194 | 254 | 254 | 291 | 434 | 434 | 418 | 412 | 37 | 0 |
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