Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 116 | 110 | 128 | 167 | 339 | 513 | 315 | 249 | 216 | 211 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 179 | 134 | 243 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.83m | 3:57AM1.66m | 4:12PM1.81m | 4:32AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:57AM-0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 116 | 110 | 128 | 125 | 55 | 12 | 315 | 249 | 216 | 211 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 165 | 179 | 133 | 243 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SW 9 | S 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 49 | — | 196 | 192 | 206 | 159 | 133 | 110 | 107 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 14 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 35 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 60 | 94 | 108 | 167 | 339 | 513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 108 | 134 | 160 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 412 | 289 | 238 | 238 | 290 | 322 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 290 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 37 |
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