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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 1AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
549 | 421 | 597 | 1218 | 3400 | 3827 | 2513 | 3496 | 2325 | 2963 | 2342 | 4768 | 1605 | 4715 | 3920 | 5807 | 7879 | 5914 | 7093 | 7301 | 5849 | 1759 | 1384 | 1211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.27m | 12:31PM1.18m | 00:55AM1.42m | 1:20PM1.30m | 1:38AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.50m | 6:27AM0.47m | 6:28PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:16PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
549 | 421 | 597 | 1218 | 3400 | 3827 | 2513 | 18 | 534 | 2963 | 2342 | 1682 | 1605 | 2431 | — | — | — | — | 3597 | 2682 | 2304 | 1759 | 1384 | 1211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
12 | 23 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 3496 | 2325 | — | — | 4768 | — | 4715 | 3920 | 5807 | 7879 | 5914 | 7093 | 7301 | 5849 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 109 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 53 | 151 | 137 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 559 | 559 | 353 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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