Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 116 | 219 | 299 | 357 | 538 | 682 | 934 | 1244 | 1370 | 1301 | 711 | 874 | 700 | 536 | 417 | 359 | 158 | 285 | 496 | 402 | 1525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.63m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:36PM1.50m | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:18PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:51AM0.30m | 12:56PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 154 | 147 | 219 | 299 | 357 | 538 | 682 | 934 | 1244 | 1370 | 1301 | 711 | 874 | 700 | 536 | 417 | 359 | 158 | 285 | 319 | 80 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 42 | 116 | 113 | 138 | 108 | 106 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 52 | 312 | 76 | 10 | — | 55 | 55 | 151 | 111 | 94 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 7 | S 6 | E 6 | S 11 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 10 | 52 | 50 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 96 | 184 | 26 | 28 | — | — | 496 | 402 | 1525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 268 | 296 | 151 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
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