Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 878 | 719 | 765 | 711 | 682 | 613 | 567 | 502 | 537 | 586 | 599 | 699 | 714 | 654 | 564 | 552 | 526 | 574 | 562 | 528 | 481 | 528 | 497 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.59m | 4:40AM1.59m | 5:04PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | 10:49AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 437 | 431 | 719 | 581 | 711 | 682 | 613 | 567 | 502 | 537 | 586 | 599 | 699 | 714 | 654 | 564 | 552 | 526 | 574 | 562 | 528 | 481 | 528 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 71 | 419 | 226 | 312 | 312 | 334 | 339 | 405 | 394 | 446 | 474 | 402 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 282 | 149 | 268 | 197 | 111 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 125 | 419 | 75 | 211 | 293 | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 824 | 878 | — | 765 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 203 | 203 | 214 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 959 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 621 | 631 | 643 | 70 | 3 |
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