Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 776 | 676 | 650 | 573 | 502 | 433 | 442 | 482 | 363 | 575 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 192 | 305 | 299 | 255 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.60m | 6:42AM1.42m | 7:09PM1.52m | 7:20AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 776 | 676 | 650 | 573 | 502 | 433 | 442 | 482 | 363 | 575 | 307 | 294 | 245 | 245 | 192 | 22 | 299 | 255 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 56 | 87 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 11 | 11 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 24 | 36 | 106 | 119 | 104 | 124 | 70 | 53 | 305 | 68 | 65 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 266 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 287 | 289 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 266 | 43 |
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