Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | SW 13 | E 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 235 | 326 | 85 | 397 | 93 | 144 | 75 | 103 | 134 | 138 | 84 | 81 | 117 | 106 | 122 | 94 | 273 | 662 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.22m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:17PM1.38m | 2:24AM1.39m | 2:42PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.49m | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:03AM0.34m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 90 | 186 | 183 | 133 | 88 | 85 | 61 | 375 | 300 | 272 | 232 | 173 | 138 | 118 | 104 | 85 | 68 | 122 | 94 | 86 | 662 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 19 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 76 | 62 | 93 | 144 | 75 | 103 | 134 | 46 | 64 | 81 | 117 | 106 | 64 | 64 | 273 | 116 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 188 | 8 | — | 20 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 65 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 40 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 86 | 71 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 147 | 181 | 120 | 235 | 326 | 411 | 397 | 516 | 452 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 71 | 402 | 485 | 402 | 308 | 290 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 351 | 120 | 71 |
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