Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 358 | 341 | 287 | 251 | 209 | 389 | 322 | 547 | 411 | 447 | 254 | 161 | 634 | 1299 | 1731 | 1402 | 959 | 1023 | 2523 | 1291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.06m | 9:43PM1.15m | 10:27AM0.98m | 11:22PM1.10m | 12:30PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.58m | 4:14AM0.66m | 4:23PM0.67m | 6:05AM0.66m | 6:21PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 434 | 358 | 341 | 111 | 139 | 151 | 138 | 322 | 547 | 411 | 447 | 254 | 161 | 66 | 64 | 154 | 522 | 842 | 1023 | 2523 | 1291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 358 | 357 | 299 | 287 | 251 | 209 | 389 | 122 | 89 | 69 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 86 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 21 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 64 | 265 | 245 | 164 | 205 | 60 | 142 | 142 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 23 | 45 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 82 | 134 | 236 | — | 16 | 51 | 135 | 128 | 58 | 46 | 42 | 155 | 634 | 1299 | 1731 | 1402 | 959 | 646 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 274 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 446 | 461 | 461 | 402 | 401 | 114 | 114 | 1 | 0 |
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