Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s 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 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 103 | 88 | 86 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 40 | 54 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 106 | 105 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.45m | 6:41AM1.33m | 7:01PM1.27m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:21PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.30m | 12:47PM0.44m | 1:20AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 5 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 103 | 88 | 86 | 429 | 408 | 59 | 56 | 40 | 54 | 452 | 404 | 330 | 244 | 197 | 140 | 109 | 107 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 46 | 27 | 44 | 90 | 59 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 24 | — | 44 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 543 | 610 | 576 | 464 | 770 | 728 | 418 | 452 | 441 | 422 | 832 | 804 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 106 | 105 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 594 | 412 | 401 | 221 | 37 | 43 | 401 | 402 | 274 | 143 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 445 | 446 | 238 | 114 |
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