Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 41 | 114 | 110 | 130 | 122 | 197 | 401 | 271 | 222 | 217 | 187 | 192 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 154 | 151 | 122 | 206 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:12PM1.77m | 4:33AM1.60m | 4:48PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:57AM0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 114 | 110 | 130 | 122 | 125 | 46 | 135 | 222 | 217 | 187 | 192 | 157 | 161 | 165 | 154 | 151 | 122 | 206 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 151 | 217 | 176 | 160 | 135 | 134 | 112 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 64 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 13 | — | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 41 | 53 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 197 | 401 | 271 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 131 | 136 | 107 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 351 | 308 | 308 | 292 | 290 | 351 | 403 | 462 | 71 | 525 | 137 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 290 | 291 | 291 | 541 | 301 | 20 |
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