
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 114 | 112 | 123 | 137 | 330 | 215 | 207 | 182 | 179 | 146 | 267 | 68 | 173 | 106 | 92 | 127 | 588 | 305 | 301 | 373 | 228 | 580 | 881 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.54m | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:06AM1.47m | 5:16PM1.49m | 5:32AM1.37m | 5:41PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
275 | 181 | 144 | 123 | 89 | 330 | 215 | 153 | 181 | 169 | 140 | 89 | 68 | 48 | 82 | 92 | 60 | 190 | 154 | 147 | 126 | 126 | 580 | 881 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
116 | 52 | 48 | 67 | 137 | 115 | 111 | 207 | 176 | 179 | 146 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 38 | 127 | — | 305 | 301 | 373 | 228 | 123 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | S 11 | — | — | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | ENE 10 | — | SW 18 | SSW 17 | S 5 | — |
20 | 114 | 112 | 67 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 38 | 78 | — | 10 | — | 199 | 186 | 23 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 3 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
99 | 109 | — | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | 182 | — | 4 | 267 | 409 | 173 | 106 | 77 | 47 | 588 | 103 | 88 | 49 | 33 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 75 | 115 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 153 | 291 | 153 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 268 | 290 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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