Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s 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 (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 297 | 302 | 819 | 707 | 694 | 18 | 10 | 424 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 267 | 226 | 63 | 57 | 136 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.69m | 6:09AM1.49m | 6:31PM1.56m | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 297 | 225 | 819 | 707 | 694 | 606 | 525 | 424 | 400 | 332 | 326 | 273 | 267 | 226 | 180 | 176 | 136 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 302 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 27 | 67 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 207 | 247 | 458 | 1382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 133 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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