Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 235 | 107 | 119 | 319 | 385 | 469 | 589 | 657 | 597 | 639 | 856 | 986 | 1111 | 1308 | 1495 | 1753 | 991 | 720 | 1458 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:29PM1.83m | 4:40AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 150 | 81 | 90 | 99 | 107 | 107 | 117 | 66 | 39 | 469 | 589 | 657 | 210 | 612 | 451 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 1495 | 1753 | 991 | 720 | 1458 | 2141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 141 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 58 | 164 | 37 | 51 | 37 | 597 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 233 | 168 | 163 | 158 | 1010 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 97 | 57 | 52 | 21 | 50 | 32 | — | — | 16 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 98 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 222 | 206 | 235 | 106 | 119 | 319 | 385 | 377 | 341 | 338 | 255 | 639 | 856 | 986 | 1111 | 1308 | 1259 | 1742 | 1077 | 1931 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 190 | 261 | 289 | 412 | 461 | 412 | 289 | 289 | 261 | 261 | 643 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 593 | 412 | 480 | 266 | 274 | 274 | 16 | 39 |
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