
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
453 | 469 | 939 | 1031 | 1141 | 1141 | 745 | 456 | 398 | 454 | 264 | 223 | 666 | 508 | 2313 | 950 | 781 | 669 | 426 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.35m | 2:25PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.48m | 3:10PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.45m | 8:12AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.16m | 9:17PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
84 | 205 | 136 | 134 | 44 | 44 | 314 | 456 | 398 | 454 | 264 | 216 | 666 | 436 | 2313 | 950 | 781 | 290 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
5 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 17 | — | 42 | 308 | 151 | 110 | 117 | 223 | 389 | 269 | 49 | 347 | 339 | 669 | 426 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
6 | 2 | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | 99 | 137 | 46 | 207 | 140 | 44 | 508 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 230 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 |
453 | 469 | 939 | 1031 | 1141 | 1141 | 745 | — | — | 281 | — | — | 191 | 262 | 240 | 232 | 267 | — | 331 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1069 | 557 | 614 | 756 | 489 | 291 | 353 | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 75 | 489 | 541 | 0 | 75 |
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