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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
104 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 114 | 250 | 486 | 907 | 1116 | 1432 | 1761 | 1938 | 2166 | 2399 | 2555 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.49m | 4:56PM1.42m | 5:03AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.41m | 6:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.36m | 11:51AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
50 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 76 | 114 | 250 | 486 | 154 | 1116 | 1432 | 1761 | 1938 | 2166 | 2399 | 2555 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
76 | 68 | 67 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 49 | 48 | 113 | 158 | 24 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 60 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
38 | 39 | 38 | 61 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 56 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 140 | 108 | 45 | 92 | 37 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 4 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
104 | — | 44 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 114 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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