
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1024 | 970 | 536 | 833 | 594 | 460 | 331 | 241 | 254 | 161 | 217 | 356 | 194 | 377 | 1494 | 2105 | 2375 | 2049 | 1810 | 947 | 1132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:37AM1.16m | 8:19PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.18m | 00:49AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
1024 | 970 | 536 | 833 | 594 | 460 | 331 | 241 | 52 | 75 | 217 | 108 | 193 | 232 | 258 | 210 | 142 | 55 | 45 | 947 | 1132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 8 | S 10 | E 10 |
71 | 76 | 308 | 77 | 73 | 94 | 54 | 32 | 50 | 161 | 104 | 120 | 194 | 52 | — | — | — | 50 | 18 | 441 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | SW 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 |
— | — | 76 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 54 | 38 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 87 | 25 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 46 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | 1 | 56 | 11 | 84 | 254 | 8 | 6 | 356 | 33 | 377 | 1494 | 2105 | 2375 | 2049 | 1810 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 1 | 154 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 1687 | 533 | 667 | 1687 | 1913 | 2851 | 1908 | 643 | 643 |
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