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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 102 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 74 | 94 | 99 | 107 | 110 | 92 | 119 | 190 | 474 | 589 | 657 | 590 | 612 | 659 | 824 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM1.82m | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:29PM1.83m | 4:40AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 169 | 140 | 140 | 146 | 154 | 150 | 141 | 94 | 99 | 107 | 110 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 474 | 589 | 657 | 590 | 612 | 451 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 102 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 74 | 110 | 52 | 48 | 40 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 110 | 32 | 63 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 9 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 97 | 164 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 3 | 15 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 206 | 283 | 88 | 92 | 119 | 190 | 303 | 243 | 271 | 459 | 559 | 659 | 824 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 254 | 214 | 254 | 289 | 706 | 589 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 261 | 261 | 978 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 37 |
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