Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 112 | 125 | 137 | 235 | 215 | 207 | 214 | 167 | 201 | 89 | 144 | 159 | 126 | 103 | 127 | 666 | 214 | 301 | 373 | 228 | 580 | 832 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:06AM1.47m | 5:16PM1.49m | 5:32AM1.37m | 5:41PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 181 | 144 | 125 | 90 | 235 | 215 | 156 | 176 | 167 | 119 | 89 | 69 | 47 | 62 | 78 | 127 | 194 | 162 | 132 | 373 | 129 | 580 | 832 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | E 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 6 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 48 | 67 | 137 | 116 | 115 | 207 | 3 | 157 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 28 | 47 | 74 | 46 | — | 214 | 301 | 129 | 228 | 126 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 114 | 112 | 34 | 46 | 32 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 29 | 38 | 78 | — | — | — | 197 | 184 | 21 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 5 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | — | 14 | 80 | 214 | — | 201 | 322 | 144 | 159 | 126 | 103 | 80 | 666 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 29 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 71 | 129 | 151 | 71 | 93 | 153 | 291 | 153 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 290 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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