
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
298 | 392 | 589 | 674 | 621 | 486 | 400 | 299 | 241 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 108 | 131 | 129 | 88 | 200 | 188 | 186 | 163 | 133 | 88 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.90m | 00:33AM0.98m | 1:22PM1.06m | 1:24AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.75m | 6:19PM0.77m | 7:01AM0.64m | 7:25PM0.63m | 7:36AM0.49m | 7:56PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
298 | 291 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 191 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 186 | 138 | 133 | 88 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSW 15 | — | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 |
84 | 392 | 589 | 674 | 621 | 486 | 400 | 299 | 241 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 131 | 129 | 15 | 24 | 188 | — | 6 | 20 | 13 | 76 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
97 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 14 | — | — | 21 | 45 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 200 | 21 | 104 | 163 | 248 | 289 | 400 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 20 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 402 | 485 | 402 | 324 | 153 |
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