Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 342 | 342 | 278 | 339 | 333 | 276 | 294 | 228 | 180 | 137 | 132 | 91 | 63 | 117 | 155 | 104 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.71m | 4:16AM1.66m | 4:35PM1.77m | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:21AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:48AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 416 | 342 | 342 | 278 | 990 | 958 | 875 | 913 | 228 | 180 | 137 | 1044 | 721 | 528 | 411 | 293 | 277 | 289 | 334 | 341 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 84 | 126 | 170 | 161 | 339 | 333 | 276 | 294 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 132 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 86 | 66 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 110 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 40 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 637 | 829 | 897 | 999 | 1704 | 1689 | 1581 | 1615 | 943 | 1067 | 1211 | 1799 | 20 | 154 | 117 | 155 | 104 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 281 | 186 | 221 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 29 | 118 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 281 | 114 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 401 | 25 | 1 | 54 |
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