
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
544 | 526 | 408 | 401 | 396 | 441 | 389 | 360 | 544 | 781 | 961 | 993 | 1059 | 899 | 846 | 761 | 689 | 614 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.51m | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
544 | 526 | 408 | 401 | 396 | 441 | 389 | 360 | 544 | 781 | 961 | 993 | 1059 | 899 | 846 | 761 | 689 | 614 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
127 | 125 | 96 | 219 | 323 | 149 | 234 | 311 | 242 | 96 | 77 | 52 | 52 | 214 | 305 | 242 | 145 | 241 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
137 | 8 | 48 | 96 | 94 | 221 | 176 | 179 | 71 | 77 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 67 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 133 | 16 | 0 |
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