
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 1AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 17 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
563 | 464 | 699 | 632 | 454 | 431 | 739 | 410 | 663 | 720 | 386 | 342 | 653 | 465 | 624 | 770 | 998 | 843 | 811 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.29m | 1:56PM1.49m | 2:13AM1.42m | 2:30PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.39m | 7:40AM0.29m | 8:12PM0.24m | 8:15AM0.17m | 8:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 9 |
563 | 464 | 356 | 363 | 379 | 384 | 392 | 400 | 461 | 241 | 386 | 333 | 376 | 239 | 624 | 301 | 998 | 217 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 7 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | 36 | 82 | 150 | 186 | 125 | 339 | 109 | 660 | 66 | 354 | 92 | 64 | 465 | 24 | 464 | 186 | 843 | 811 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | — | SW 17 | — | S 7 | — | — | SSW 18 | E 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 410 | 36 | — | — | 342 | — | 35 | — | — | 559 | 177 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — |
195 | 440 | 699 | 632 | 454 | 431 | 739 | 253 | 663 | 720 | 167 | 64 | 653 | 205 | 725 | 770 | 243 | 255 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 489 | 353 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 944 | 129 | 351 | 351 | 368 | 301 | 153 | 153 | 291 | 290 | 1 | 0 |
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