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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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | |
191 | 214 | 251 | 370 | 657 | 568 | 390 | 253 | 175 | 126 | 145 | 139 | 193 | 135 | 103 | 94 | 74 | 191 | 189 | 238 | 565 | 600 | 587 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.31m | 12:49PM1.15m | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:48AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM0.49m | 6:50AM0.46m | 6:44PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
191 | 214 | 251 | 79 | 657 | 568 | 390 | 253 | 175 | 126 | 71 | 59 | 193 | 135 | 103 | 94 | 65 | 191 | 189 | 138 | 565 | 600 | 587 | 560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
83 | 52 | 178 | 370 | 70 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 238 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
— | 15 | 52 | 315 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 20 | 19 | 64 | 77 | 17 | 10 | 93 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
35 | 59 | 71 | 147 | 172 | — | — | 21 | 79 | 85 | 145 | 139 | — | — | — | 38 | 35 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 324 | 308 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 402 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 153 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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