Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 216 | 211 | 149 | 227 | 213 | 513 | 671 | 914 | 1121 | 1161 | 776 | 1977 | 1839 | 1586 | 1397 | 1177 | 712 | 1674 | 2187 | 3764 | 5244 | 4371 | 3485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.15m | 2:22PM1.19m | 2:25AM1.28m | 2:50PM1.34m | 2:54AM1.40m | 3:16PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.47m | 8:21PM0.49m | 8:38AM0.34m | 8:51PM0.36m | 9:04AM0.21m | 9:18PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 283 | 216 | 211 | 149 | 227 | 213 | 513 | 671 | 914 | 1121 | 1161 | 649 | 1977 | 1839 | 1586 | 1397 | 1177 | 712 | 1674 | 2187 | 3764 | 5244 | 4371 | 3485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 71 | 45 | 57 | 123 | 81 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 776 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 404 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 296 |
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