Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 685 | 695 | 723 | 755 | 786 | 724 | 650 | 580 | 580 | 514 | 535 | 651 | 676 | 588 | 588 | 498 | 434 | 367 | 354 | 294 | 288 | 282 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.61m | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:42PM1.68m | 4:55AM1.65m | 5:23PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 626 | 685 | 695 | 723 | 755 | 786 | 724 | 650 | 580 | 580 | 514 | 535 | 651 | 676 | 588 | 588 | 498 | 434 | 367 | 354 | 294 | 288 | 282 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 96 | 121 | 88 | 133 | 83 | 120 | 219 | 125 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 103 | 131 | 45 | 2 | 33 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 146 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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