Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
366 | 343 | 183 | 163 | 255 | 704 | 433 | 433 | 439 | 519 | 512 | 721 | 1016 | 1294 | 1443 | 1454 | 1413 | 1470 | 979 | 824 | 1081 | 899 | 996 | 969 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.57m | 5:04AM1.59m | 5:34PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.51m | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:33AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.05m | 10:53PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:41PM0.19m | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
366 | 343 | 129 | 123 | 255 | 704 | 433 | 433 | 439 | 519 | 512 | 721 | 1016 | 1294 | 1443 | 1454 | 1413 | 1470 | 979 | 824 | 1081 | 899 | 996 | 969 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
30 | 18 | 183 | 115 | 215 | 9 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 180 | 80 | 499 | 487 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | 17 | 163 | 9 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 39 | 60 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 301 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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