Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 723 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 632 | 646 | 627 | 531 | 531 | 543 | 543 | 517 | 517 | 528 | 506 | 551 | 636 | 717 | 836 | 1872 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.55m | 4:40AM1.55m | 5:04PM1.60m | 5:08AM1.55m | 5:32PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | 10:49AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:16AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 723 | 723 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 632 | 646 | 627 | 531 | 531 | 543 | 543 | 517 | 517 | 528 | 506 | 551 | 636 | 717 | 836 | 1872 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 586 | 508 | 501 | 447 | 373 | 373 | 368 | 368 | 342 | 342 | 225 | 172 | 128 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 139 | 517 | 541 | 541 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 151 | 184 | 124 | 1 |
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