Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
183 | 163 | 215 | 704 | 433 | 427 | 439 | 439 | 512 | 711 | 1016 | 1439 | 1592 | 1598 | 1413 | 1449 | 979 | 690 | 1081 | 796 | 691 | 538 | 386 | 633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.57m | 5:04AM1.59m | 5:34PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.51m | 6:22PM1.53m | 6:33AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:41PM0.19m | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.27m | 12:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
129 | 123 | 108 | 704 | 433 | 427 | 439 | 439 | 512 | 711 | 1016 | 1439 | 1592 | 1598 | 1413 | 1449 | 979 | 690 | 1081 | 796 | 691 | 538 | 384 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
183 | 115 | 125 | 9 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 180 | 80 | 499 | 487 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 163 | 215 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 64 | 85 | 97 | 210 | 386 | 633 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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