Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 82 | 202 | 252 | 229 | 207 | 144 | 102 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 90 | 86 | 96 | 306 | 182 | 163 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.76m | 3:41AM1.67m | 4:00PM1.82m | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:29PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:45AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 380 | 336 | 281 | 243 | 202 | 169 | 169 | 140 | 140 | 149 | 163 | 150 | 90 | 86 | 96 | 99 | 85 | 81 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 82 | 202 | 252 | 229 | 207 | 144 | 102 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 41 | 40 | 55 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 254 | 53 | 83 | 306 | 182 | 163 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 114 | 214 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 238 | 37 | 37 | 289 | 289 | 629 | 289 | 289 |
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