Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 632 | 763 | 818 | 828 | 828 | 770 | 702 | 812 | 670 | 538 | 434 | 603 | 634 | 457 | 651 | 591 | 384 | 384 | 379 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.15m | 00:44AM1.17m | 1:17PM1.35m | 1:35AM1.32m | 1:57PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.58m | 6:56AM0.46m | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:40AM0.31m | 8:12PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 445 | 74 | 59 | 125 | 118 | 828 | 770 | 702 | 651 | 39 | 538 | 434 | 390 | 362 | 432 | 330 | 377 | 384 | 384 | 379 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 140 | 178 | 40 | — | 84 | 65 | 64 | 40 | — | — | 15 | 36 | 31 | 78 | 377 | 215 | 57 | 98 | 90 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 64 | — | 54 | 33 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 632 | 763 | 818 | 828 | 1208 | 1050 | 880 | 812 | 670 | 45 | 246 | 603 | 634 | 457 | 651 | 591 | 114 | — | 85 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 289 | 289 | 261 | 254 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 289 | 316 | 444 | 143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1003 | 70 | 16 |
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