Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1136 | 1640 | 1286 | 1660 | 1162 | 705 | 373 | 282 | 229 | 136 | 97 | 157 | 141 | 135 | 112 | 95 | 110 | 212 | 2460 | 1619 | 1474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18AM0.95m | 11:03PM0.95m | 12:16PM1.07m | 00:29AM1.06m | 12:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.77m | 5:28AM0.65m | 6:30PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.53m | 7:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 120 | 90 | 44 | 899 | 637 | 432 | 373 | 282 | 229 | 136 | 97 | 157 | 141 | 70 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 212 | 908 | 1619 | 1474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 124 | 92 | 116 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 123 | 94 | 46 | 50 | 135 | 112 | 95 | 73 | 81 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 77 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 60 | 103 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1136 | 1640 | 1286 | 1660 | 1162 | 705 | 341 | — | — | — | 62 | 27 | 51 | 200 | 65 | 119 | 110 | 143 | 2460 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 524 | 489 | 489 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 402 | 324 | 20 | 1 | 134 | 160 | 353 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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