
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 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
144 | 400 | 8 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 123 | 137 | 235 | 215 | 207 | 201 | 165 | 136 | 89 | 139 | 200 | 60 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.68m | 4:40AM1.54m | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:06AM1.47m | 5:16PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
380 | 336 | 322 | 237 | 153 | 147 | 123 | 90 | 235 | 154 | 153 | 201 | 165 | 136 | 89 | 68 | 47 | 60 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
144 | 59 | 8 | 116 | 114 | 31 | 67 | 137 | 104 | 215 | 207 | 176 | 157 | 119 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 47 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SW 12 |
55 | — | — | 20 | 65 | 112 | 67 | 46 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
— | 400 | 160 | 82 | 47 | — | 30 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 308 | 139 | 200 | 160 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 153 | 291 | 290 | 73 | 4 |
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