Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 511 | 530 | 741 | 554 | 384 | 629 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 567 | 284 | 279 | 242 | 683 | 283 | 217 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.32m | 1:57PM1.52m | 2:13AM1.45m | 2:31PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:40AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.25m | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 573 | 511 | 407 | 369 | 377 | 384 | 392 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 386 | 69 | 284 | 279 | 234 | 236 | 177 | 176 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 36 | 63 | 78 | 69 | 266 | 57 | 92 | 91 | 100 | 121 | 61 | 47 | 242 | 39 | 283 | 173 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 183 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 238 | 195 | 175 | 52 | 186 | 167 | 217 | 441 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 134 | 530 | 741 | 554 | 361 | 629 | 151 | — | 39 | 112 | 567 | 99 | 114 | 122 | 683 | 194 | 213 | 517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 594 | 462 | 143 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 1041 | 16 | 238 | 238 | 254 | 254 | 266 | 266 | 402 | 289 | 16 | 10 |
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