Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 317 | 268 | 204 | 163 | 106 | 80 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 19 | 43 | 109 | 96 | 120 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.43m | 6:16PM1.46m | 6:37AM1.28m | 7:01PM1.27m | 7:36AM1.12m | 8:17PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.22m | 00:30AM0.31m | 12:42PM0.39m | 1:21AM0.48m | 1:47PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 411 | 317 | 268 | 204 | 163 | 106 | 80 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 608 | 498 | 380 | 318 | 280 | 286 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 262 | 268 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 116 | 100 | 81 | 77 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 120 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SW 7 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 3 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 356 | 335 | 450 | 632 | 848 | 1034 | 1021 | 973 | 899 | 819 | 858 | 767 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 43 | 109 | 14 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 324 | 324 | 308 | 324 | 485 | 324 | 324 | 153 | 20 | 353 | 29 | 291 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 366 | 304 | 115 | 75 |
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