Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 134 | 138 | 167 | 296 | 367 | 388 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 195 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 36 | 79 | 104 | 197 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.73m | 5:40AM1.54m | 6:02PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:31PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM-0.03m | 11:40PM0.10m | 11:43AM0.05m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:12PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 221 | 134 | 103 | 81 | 296 | 367 | 388 | 110 | 191 | 191 | 195 | 202 | 345 | 395 | 737 | 634 | 545 | 469 | 392 | 363 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 110 | 138 | 167 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 188 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 59 | 173 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 18 | 79 | 104 | 197 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 33 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 75 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 127 | 186 | 143 | 225 | 270 | 319 | 487 | — | 3 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 71 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 153 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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