Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2894 | 2327 | 1906 | 1536 | 1338 | 1100 | 995 | 836 | 765 | 650 | 537 | 528 | 453 | 309 | 304 | 228 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 129 | 124 | 102 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:34AM1.41m | 7:07PM1.47m | 7:12AM1.33m | 7:49PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.19m | 00:34AM0.34m | 12:45PM0.23m | 1:15AM0.38m | 1:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2894 | 2327 | 1906 | 1536 | 1338 | 1100 | 995 | 836 | 765 | 650 | 537 | 528 | 453 | 309 | 304 | 228 | 194 | 191 | 159 | 129 | 124 | 102 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 31 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 39 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 20 | 39 | 86 | 141 | — | — | — | 54 | 68 | — | 118 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 266 | 186 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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