Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 222 | 721 | 1672 | 1285 | 954 | 2205 | 6918 | 3458 | 2228 | 1676 | 1314 | 1102 | 911 | 899 | 732 | 621 | 653 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.07m | 12:32PM0.98m | 00:57AM1.11m | 1:45PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.66m | 6:08AM0.64m | 6:22PM0.66m | 7:31AM0.56m | 7:40PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 308 | 222 | 131 | 90 | 64 | 539 | 666 | 3907 | 3458 | 2228 | 1676 | 1314 | 1102 | 911 | 345 | 314 | 343 | 300 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 110 | 91 | 15 | 158 | 163 | 1050 | 48 | 58 | 238 | 320 | 336 | 316 | 378 | 899 | 732 | 621 | 653 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 41 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 63 | 49 | — | — | 46 | 29 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 170 | 721 | 1672 | 1285 | 954 | 2205 | 6918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 139 | 291 | 353 | 1 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 153 | 1 | 1 |
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