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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
22.4° 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 10PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1406 | 1092 | 870 | 655 | 496 | 365 | 285 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 273 | 255 | 672 | 1369 | 1527 | 1060 | 1065 | 784 | 835 | 1590 | 2218 | 3183 | 3663 | 2702 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.08m | 9:43AM1.03m | 11:00PM1.14m | 11:25AM1.07m | 00:06AM1.27m | 12:31PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.56m | 3:37AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:30PM0.50m | 6:27AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 21 |
17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1406 | 1092 | 870 | 655 | 496 | 226 | 226 | 264 | 151 | 130 | 83 | 255 | 672 | 1369 | 1527 | 1060 | 1065 | 784 | 835 | 1590 | 2218 | 3183 | 3663 | 2702 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
64 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 104 | 365 | 285 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 72 | 70 | 84 | 81 | 61 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 35 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 61 | 127 | 96 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 2 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
— | 10 | 17 | 47 | 147 | 394 | 464 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 273 | 47 | 70 | 24 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 35 | 45 | 37 | 32 | 19 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 402 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 129 | 139 | 351 | 268 | 277 | 134 | 85 | 71 | 98 | 103 | 151 | 161 | 0 |
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