
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
341 | 3393 | 2512 | 1766 | 1027 | 2673 | 835 | 993 | 1192 | 1283 | 1498 | 1400 | 1287 | 1264 | 1738 | 2026 | 1857 | 1535 | 1220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.20m | 1:31PM1.39m | 1:46AM1.33m | 2:01PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.49m | 7:11AM0.39m | 7:44PM0.33m | 7:44AM0.27m | 8:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
341 | 1622 | 2512 | 1766 | 1027 | 821 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 2026 | 1857 | 1535 | 1220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
81 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
34 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
271 | 3393 | — | — | — | 2673 | 835 | 993 | 1192 | 1283 | 1498 | 1400 | 1287 | 1264 | 1738 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 404 | 404 | 485 | 489 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 864 | 904 | 73 | 402 |
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