Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 139 | 143 | 119 | 145 | 113 | 138 | 140 | 147 | 113 | 231 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 251 | 32 | 28 | 20 | 69 | 203 | 199 | 118 | 178 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44AM1.67m | 5:02PM1.78m | 5:12AM1.64m | 5:31PM1.75m | 5:42AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM-0.03m | 11:10PM0.05m | 11:15AM0.00m | 11:41PM0.09m | 11:45AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 474 | 375 | 287 | 271 | 283 | 289 | 295 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 231 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 251 | 192 | 157 | 154 | 115 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 140 | 147 | 113 | 108 | 79 | 55 | 51 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 73 | 118 | 178 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 86 | 139 | 143 | 119 | 145 | 113 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 39 | 1 | 114 | 114 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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