Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 210 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 551 | 443 | 362 | 316 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 367 | 288 | 484 | 838 | 1280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:51AM1.05m | 00:36AM1.24m | 1:28PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | 7:11AM0.48m | 7:30PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 210 | 210 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 551 | 443 | 362 | 113 | 123 | 144 | 151 | 158 | 137 | 288 | 86 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 63 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 316 | 253 | 253 | 261 | 425 | 367 | 106 | 40 | 26 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 70 | 117 | — | — | 64 | 4 | 92 | 80 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 101 | 66 | 118 | — | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 484 | 838 | 1280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 16 | 37 | 254 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 47 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 956 | 445 | 1687 | 667 |
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