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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | |
143 | 112 | 105 | 97 | 196 | 314 | 2136 | 4095 | 5597 | 5004 | 4800 | 3968 | 3290 | 2329 | 2253 | 3214 | 1570 | 1870 | 4651 | 7219 | 5764 | 5366 | 5090 | 5868 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.35m | 5:40AM1.36m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.18m | 6:53AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:55AM0.32m | 00:06AM0.45m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:48AM0.55m | 1:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 |
60 | 112 | 88 | 85 | 196 | 311 | 2136 | 11 | 5597 | 5004 | 4800 | 3968 | 3290 | 2329 | 2253 | 1440 | 1570 | 1870 | 571 | 5003 | 4202 | 3886 | 5090 | 5868 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
143 | 59 | 95 | 97 | 93 | 314 | 233 | 42 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 33 | — | 17 | 1164 | 1131 | 800 | 41 | 416 | 254 | 184 | 136 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 18 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 22 | — | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
58 | 97 | 10 | 4 | 193 | 93 | 12 | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 18 | — | 96 | 221 | 395 | 14 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
— | 202 | 105 | 161 | 361 | — | — | 4095 | — | — | 16 | 8 | 319 | 2018 | 1301 | 3214 | 1002 | 1480 | 4651 | 7219 | 5764 | 5366 | 923 | 1223 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 137 | 139 | 1 | 52 | 30 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 277 | 358 | 351 | 358 | 316 | 351 | 328 | 301 | 291 | 351 | 368 |
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