Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
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 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 1170 | 1293 | 1253 | 1065 | 942 | 805 | 267 | 221 | 240 | 196 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 125 | 144 | 186 | 186 | 234 | 510 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.49m | 7:19AM1.32m | 8:01PM1.42m | 8:10AM1.21m | 8:58PM1.34m | 9:12AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:29PM0.29m | 2:14AM0.48m | 2:18PM0.39m | 3:16AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1087 | 1170 | 1293 | 1253 | 1065 | 942 | 805 | 267 | 221 | 240 | 127 | 96 | 99 | 86 | 74 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 89 | 70 | 76 | 510 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 230 | 180 | 96 | 196 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 96 | 45 | 73 | 125 | 144 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 81 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 69 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 53 | 37 | 28 | 234 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 42 | 123 | 162 | 219 | 207 | 263 | 210 | 222 | 94 | 155 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 412 | 412 | 266 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 194 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 |
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