Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 569 | 294 | 294 | 379 | 371 | 320 | 268 | 305 | 299 | 504 | 458 | 532 | 419 | 382 | 309 | 407 | 1110 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.49m | 7:21AM1.27m | 7:53PM1.38m | 8:12AM1.15m | 8:56PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.33m | 1:27PM0.31m | 2:14AM0.44m | 2:19PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 370 | 569 | 294 | 294 | 379 | 371 | 320 | 268 | 305 | 299 | 255 | 262 | 532 | 419 | 382 | 309 | 407 | 1110 | 1002 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | 91 | 64 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 86 | 146 | 180 | 504 | 458 | 151 | 184 | 149 | 118 | 120 | 117 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 106 | 54 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 17 | — | 20 | 20 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 107 | 119 | 93 | 105 | 83 | 66 | 53 | 68 | 77 | 59 | 77 | 39 | 101 | 75 | 66 | 90 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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