
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
367 | 292 | 265 | 540 | 140 | 94 | 193 | 596 | 615 | 624 | 534 | 534 | 446 | 1008 | 271 | 569 | 744 | 745 | 727 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:20AM1.63m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:49AM1.68m | 4:04PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.08m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:45PM-0.00m | 9:50AM-0.04m | 10:14PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
367 | 129 | 118 | 82 | 54 | 65 | 67 | 596 | 615 | 624 | 534 | 534 | 446 | 60 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
34 | 292 | 265 | 15 | 63 | 36 | 153 | 52 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 27 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 34 | 23 | 26 | 140 | 94 | 193 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
109 | 246 | 12 | 540 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 59 | — | 13 | 1008 | 271 | 569 | 744 | 745 | 727 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 238 | 444 | 594 | 461 | 461 | 143 |
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