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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | |
279 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 231 | 429 | 884 | 1392 | 1137 | 907 | 816 | 582 | 795 | 1452 | 2960 | 4611 | 3574 | 2948 | 2005 | 2680 | 2178 | 2355 | 4025 | 2879 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.03m | 11:00PM1.14m | 11:25AM1.07m | 00:06AM1.27m | 12:31PM1.18m | 00:55AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:30PM0.50m | 6:27AM0.47m | 6:28PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
24 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 |
220 | 246 | 159 | 130 | 83 | 68 | 884 | 1392 | 1137 | 907 | 816 | 582 | 795 | 1452 | 2960 | 4611 | 3574 | 27 | 2005 | 2680 | 16 | 86 | 1837 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 14 | — |
279 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 81 | 127 | 64 | 76 | 60 | 45 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 1175 | 16 | — | 15 | 196 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | NE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | ENE 8 | — |
52 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 61 | 28 | 96 | 71 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 |
549 | — | 29 | 33 | 231 | 429 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2948 | — | — | 2178 | 2355 | 4025 | 2879 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 268 | 139 | 161 | 268 | 277 | 296 | 53 | 52 | 98 | 129 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 30 | 296 | 161 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
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