
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 238 | 293 | 328 | 363 | 833 | 257 | 257 | 508 | 3468 | 3940 | 3656 | 2084 | 1407 | 1969 | 2136 | 3093 | 3544 | 3496 | 3448 | 2926 | 2763 | 2409 | 2168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.13m | 9:47PM1.31m | 10:26AM1.08m | 11:11PM1.30m | 12:01PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.43m | 4:21AM0.49m | 4:27PM0.49m | 5:49AM0.47m | 5:57PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
190 | 238 | 293 | 328 | 363 | 20 | 257 | 257 | 508 | 1893 | 2275 | 2177 | 6 | 275 | 1969 | 2136 | 3093 | 3544 | 3496 | 3448 | 2926 | 2763 | 2409 | 2168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
44 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 63 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | SE 16 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 833 | 126 | 230 | 470 | 3468 | 3940 | 3656 | 2084 | 1407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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