Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 296 | 188 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 129 | 145 | 105 | 94 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 48 | 40 | 86 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.70m | 2:51AM1.58m | 3:04PM1.79m | 3:24AM1.64m | 3:37PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.07m | 8:49AM0.06m | 9:18PM-0.01m | 9:23AM0.01m | 9:51PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 375 | 296 | 188 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 135 | 108 | 101 | 111 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 35 | 86 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 99 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 59 | 129 | 145 | 105 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 5 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 214 | 214 | 412 | 412 | 238 | 186 | 186 |
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