Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 488 | 480 | 393 | 434 | 627 | 857 | 982 | 802 | 669 | 581 | 458 | 382 | 325 | 251 | 278 | 482 | 690 | 638 | 339 | 254 | 270 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.14m | 8:42PM1.23m | 8:59AM1.03m | 9:45PM1.13m | 10:32AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.57m | 3:00PM0.57m | 4:17AM0.64m | 4:24PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 497 | 488 | 480 | 393 | 393 | 441 | 857 | 982 | 802 | 669 | 581 | 458 | 382 | 132 | 147 | 131 | 482 | 690 | 638 | 339 | 254 | 161 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 111 | 298 | 366 | 434 | 627 | 433 | 400 | 384 | 390 | 341 | 314 | 309 | 325 | 251 | 278 | 113 | 85 | 177 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 91 | 214 | 103 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | — | — | 255 | 251 | 251 | 180 | 180 | 69 | 54 | 40 | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 36 | 72 | 59 | 102 | — | 13 | 32 | 38 | 89 | 92 | 96 | 140 | 270 | 666 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 160 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
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