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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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
138 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 199 | 49 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 135 | 218 | 319 | 802 | 1280 | 1786 | 1827 | 2056 | 2691 | 3157 | 3304 | 3566 | 3741 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.46m | 4:57PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.42m | 5:31PM1.36m | 5:36AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.23m | 11:30PM0.36m | 11:51AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
53 | 56 | 41 | 31 | 74 | 37 | 63 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 135 | 218 | 319 | 802 | 1280 | 202 | 1827 | 2056 | 2691 | 3157 | 3304 | 3566 | 3741 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
138 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 28 | 49 | 35 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 34 | 33 | 175 | 225 | 265 | 21 | 157 | 154 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
37 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 25 | 85 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 23 | 37 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
181 | — | — | — | 199 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1786 | 1062 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 71 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 115 | 75 | 1 | 30 |
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