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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| 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 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | |
6917 | 5505 | 4627 | 3919 | 3191 | 2431 | 2047 | 1706 | 1406 | 1092 | 870 | 655 | 505 | 365 | 285 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 371 | 757 | 1243 | 1535 | 1276 | 907 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.10m | 7:56AM1.07m | 9:20PM1.08m | 9:43AM1.03m | 11:00PM1.14m | 11:25AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.64m | 2:33PM0.56m | 3:37AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:21AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
5778 | 5505 | 4627 | 3919 | 3191 | 2431 | 2047 | 1706 | 1406 | 1092 | 870 | 655 | 505 | 181 | 176 | 151 | 190 | 83 | 67 | 84 | 1243 | 1535 | 1276 | 907 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
74 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 106 | 104 | 365 | 285 | 232 | 97 | 111 | 64 | 98 | 94 | 81 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
79 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 58 | 25 | 13 | 13 | — | 10 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 40 | — | 72 | 58 | 39 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
6917 | 55 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 85 | 168 | 321 | — | 5 | 19 | 27 | 371 | 757 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 402 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 277 | 134 | 129 | 304 | 351 | 129 | 85 | 71 |
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