
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 155 | 305 | 351 | 447 | 335 | 255 | 208 | 147 | 138 | 134 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 2:55PM1.60m | 3:08AM1.56m | 3:28PM1.72m | 3:41AM1.63m | 3:59PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.13m | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:44AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
493 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 414 | 414 | 423 | 433 | 396 | 388 | 336 | 301 | 287 | 254 | 218 | 180 | 166 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
51 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 155 | 305 | 351 | 447 | 335 | 255 | 208 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
32 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 50 | 45 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 147 | 138 | 134 | 101 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
756 | 493 | 493 | 482 | 721 | 667 | 638 | 669 | — | 2 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 153 | 301 | 73 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
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