
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
732 | 689 | 479 | 353 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 264 | 277 | 413 | 379 | 412 | 373 | 623 | 537 | 494 | 432 | 209 | 190 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 303 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:17AM1.57m | 3:30PM1.74m | 3:46AM1.60m | 3:58PM1.73m | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:25PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.04m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:45AM0.03m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.06m | 10:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
732 | 689 | 479 | 353 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 264 | 277 | 413 | 379 | 134 | 246 | 407 | 537 | 494 | 432 | 394 | 190 | 149 | 140 | 144 | 579 | 446 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
129 | 99 | 99 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 115 | 117 | 52 | 412 | 373 | 2 | 413 | 309 | 299 | 209 | 92 | 83 | 147 | 56 | 10 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
28 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 88 | 64 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 36 | 115 | 278 | 582 | 623 | — | — | — | 581 | 359 | 359 | 320 | 579 | 303 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 73 | 296 | 402 | 368 | 184 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 353 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 73 | 0 | 160 | 0 |
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