Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 487 | 191 | 162 | 167 | 153 | 134 | 146 | 126 | 126 | 140 | 264 | 257 | 766 | 732 | 798 | 749 | 699 | 642 | 593 | 471 | 467 | 515 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.02m | 11:03PM1.03m | 12:14PM1.14m | 00:43AM1.15m | 1:15PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.62m | 4:24PM0.68m | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:38PM0.55m | 6:55AM0.44m | 7:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 212 | 198 | 191 | 162 | 167 | 153 | 235 | 294 | 294 | 407 | 107 | 79 | 257 | 239 | 180 | 175 | 749 | 699 | 642 | 593 | 471 | 383 | 295 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 276 | 276 | 276 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 134 | 146 | 126 | 126 | 140 | 264 | 67 | 44 | — | 8 | 111 | 109 | 78 | — | — | — | 24 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 68 | 50 | — | — | — | 33 | 58 | 73 | 96 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 35 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 277 | 487 | 492 | 370 | 405 | 405 | 53 | 43 | 42 | 561 | 454 | 563 | 683 | 766 | 732 | 798 | 972 | 898 | — | 392 | 213 | 467 | 515 | 379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 75 | 541 | 404 | 351 | 296 | 184 | 98 | 71 | 153 | 301 | 301 | 402 | 301 | 301 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 402 | 374 | 29 | 291 |
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