
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1393 | 1262 | 1033 | 1523 | 962 | 796 | 638 | 621 | 553 | 1156 | 1230 | 1259 | 1365 | 1202 | 1137 | 855 | 397 | 251 | 240 | 200 | 160 | 125 | 123 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:33AM1.40m | 7:11PM1.46m | 7:20AM1.29m | 8:02PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.19m | 1:21AM0.37m | 1:30PM0.29m | 2:16AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
1393 | 1262 | 1033 | 824 | 962 | 796 | 638 | 621 | 553 | 1156 | 1230 | 1259 | 1365 | 1202 | 1137 | 855 | 240 | 212 | 240 | 200 | 160 | 125 | 158 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
180 | 80 | 499 | 487 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 397 | 251 | 149 | 147 | 90 | 64 | 123 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SW 18 | E 10 | — | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 25 | 60 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | 7 | 26 | 1523 | 66 | 87 | 114 | 139 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 46 | 102 | 148 | 175 | 163 | 259 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 153 | 324 | 324 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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