
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 365 | 158 | 191 | 233 | 259 | 424 | 1543 | 1556 | 1872 | 1109 | 1715 | 842 | 1172 | 990 | 859 | 732 | 649 | 569 | 486 | 314 | 303 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.29m | 7:18PM1.34m | 7:40AM1.13m | 8:22PM1.17m | 9:21AM0.99m | 10:47PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.33m | 1:38AM0.45m | 1:48PM0.50m | 2:59AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 |
383 | 365 | 158 | 191 | 233 | 259 | 75 | 129 | 210 | 275 | 734 | 151 | 551 | 1172 | 990 | 859 | 732 | 649 | 569 | 195 | 314 | 303 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | SW 12 | E 5 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | ENE 10 | S 19 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
55 | 26 | 120 | 17 | 108 | 92 | 144 | 236 | — | — | 240 | 7 | 75 | 50 | 52 | 157 | 153 | 144 | 145 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 350 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 10 |
— | 54 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 80 | 52 | 49 | 49 | — | — | 70 | 63 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
18 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 424 | 1543 | 1556 | 1872 | 1109 | 1715 | 842 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 50 | 486 | 296 | 240 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 75 | 0 | 115 | 1796 | 756 | 1744 | 1069 | 2952 | 959 | 541 | 541 | 517 | 517 | 324 | 402 | 931 | 929 | 402 | 184 |
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