Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 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 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 5 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 149 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 114 | 110 | 116 | 181 | 349 | 340 | 310 | 262 | 223 | 198 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.75m | 3:23AM1.60m | 3:37PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:12PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM-0.02m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:57AM0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 149 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 54 | 48 | 33 | 114 | 110 | 100 | 118 | 75 | 132 | 310 | 262 | 223 | 198 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 73 | 68 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 48 | 181 | 176 | 211 | 181 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 68 | 90 | 116 | 181 | 349 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 0 | 71 | 73 | 268 | 316 | 351 | 351 | 489 | 301 | 292 | 290 | 395 | 403 | 525 | 541 | 864 | 124 | 1 |
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