Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 219 | 299 | 357 | 538 | 682 | 934 | 1175 | 1370 | 1301 | 1191 | 874 | 700 | 536 | 417 | 359 | 158 | 202 | 117 | 245 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.63m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:36PM1.50m | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:18PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:51AM0.30m | 12:56PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 7 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
147 | 219 | 299 | 357 | 538 | 682 | 934 | 1175 | 1370 | 1301 | 1191 | 874 | 700 | 536 | 417 | 359 | 158 | 202 | 117 | 61 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
116 | 113 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 52 | 76 | 61 | — | — | 55 | 55 | 151 | 72 | 55 | 50 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 4 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 8 | — |
7 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 54 | 96 | 52 | 18 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 9 | E 8 | E 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 122 | 147 | 18 | — | — | 32 | 114 | 245 | 743 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 353 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 268 | 184 | 120 | 71 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 560 | 0 | 75 | 168 |
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