
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
876 | 827 | 902 | 461 | 361 | 390 | 377 | 424 | 493 | 524 | 553 | 517 | 470 | 551 | 115 | 206 | 555 | 517 | 554 | 575 | 516 | 526 | 469 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.33m | 2:41AM1.52m | 3:13PM1.46m | 3:30AM1.59m | 3:59PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:23PM0.29m | 9:01AM0.16m | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.07m | 10:05PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
876 | 827 | 902 | 185 | 361 | 390 | 302 | 338 | 381 | 389 | 410 | 432 | 187 | 135 | 473 | 402 | 555 | 517 | 554 | 575 | 516 | 526 | 469 | 481 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 461 | 6 | — | 320 | 314 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 194 | 8 | 28 | 104 | 206 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 12 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 115 | 83 | 40 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 276 | 303 | 377 | 424 | 493 | 524 | 553 | 517 | 470 | 551 | 850 | 471 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 402 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 153 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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