Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 361 | 360 | 220 | 367 | 317 | 432 | 458 | 546 | 575 | 594 | 623 | 1027 | 1202 | 865 | 792 | 651 | 847 | 826 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:48AM1.13m | 7:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | 00:49AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 367 | 302 | 353 | 458 | 546 | 575 | 295 | 623 | 664 | 739 | 865 | 792 | 651 | 125 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 114 | 87 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 74 | 136 | 168 | 101 | 206 | 344 | 335 | 207 | 210 | 204 | 176 | — | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 3 | 12 | 313 | 84 | 284 | 363 | 154 | — | 131 | 127 | 121 | 113 | 115 | 125 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 295 | 361 | 360 | 220 | 168 | 317 | 432 | 387 | 358 | 240 | 594 | — | 1027 | 1202 | — | — | — | 847 | 826 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 462 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 238 | 186 | 114 | 114 | 133 | 372 | 412 | 643 | 643 | 1024 | 1024 | 2848 | 643 | 238 |
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