
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
382 | 325 | 299 | 278 | 915 | 734 | 604 | 467 | 522 | 222 | 1060 | 1941 | 1738 | 1294 | 1118 | 1516 | 3213 | 2049 | 1527 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.13m | 10:32AM0.96m | 11:24PM1.07m | 12:32PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM0.57m | 4:17AM0.64m | 4:24PM0.66m | 6:08AM0.64m | 6:22PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
382 | 325 | 299 | 278 | 107 | 734 | 604 | 467 | 142 | 222 | 91 | 90 | 64 | 590 | 1118 | 1516 | 3213 | 2049 | 1527 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
309 | 255 | 251 | 102 | 180 | 89 | 75 | 142 | 58 | 140 | 24 | 16 | 158 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 57 | 291 | 346 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | S 23 | SSW 22 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | 66 | 70 | 251 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 76 | 142 | 41 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 45 | — | — | — | 29 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
47 | — | 9 | 39 | 915 | 132 | 95 | 7 | 522 | 88 | 1060 | 1941 | 1738 | 1294 | 909 | 1066 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 489 | 353 | 291 | 290 | 0 | 301 | 0 | 1 |
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