Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
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 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1532 | 1776 | 1715 | 874 | 706 | 592 | 1195 | 1102 | 1279 | 442 | 383 | 314 | 439 | 650 | 638 | 608 | 608 | 608 | 572 | 572 | 541 | 531 | 511 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.35m | 6:47PM1.32m | 6:50AM1.29m | 7:35PM1.29m | 7:40AM1.22m | 8:32PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.42m | 12:28PM0.32m | 00:49AM0.48m | 1:10PM0.37m | 1:41AM0.53m | 1:59PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1532 | 1776 | 1715 | 874 | 706 | 583 | 703 | 624 | 487 | 442 | 383 | 314 | 439 | 650 | 638 | 608 | 608 | 608 | 572 | 572 | 541 | 531 | 511 | 487 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 44 | 117 | 497 | 418 | 314 | 298 | 263 | 297 | 227 | 216 | 177 | 173 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 108 | 103 | 69 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 43 | 68 | 160 | 148 | 183 | 166 | 132 | 129 | 96 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 294 | 426 | 679 | 415 | 516 | 592 | 1195 | 1102 | 1279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 238 | 445 | 25 | 446 | 594 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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