
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 15 | E 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
108 | 108 | 167 | 88 | 88 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 205 | 360 | 457 | 116 | 463 | 146 | 77 | 72 | 134 | 87 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.22m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:17PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.63m | 7:36AM0.49m | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:03AM0.34m | 8:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
108 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 94 | 186 | 183 | 97 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 93 | 355 | 316 | 279 | 207 | 151 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
98 | 99 | 167 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 76 | 116 | 65 | 146 | 77 | 72 | 100 | 58 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
26 | 5 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 188 | — | — | 20 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 21 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 87 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 129 | 205 | 360 | 457 | 504 | 463 | 525 | — | — | 134 | 14 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 137 | 71 | 402 | 485 | 402 | 324 | 291 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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