
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
108 | 110 | 94 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 68 | 102 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.41m | 6:43AM1.30m | 7:03PM1.24m | 7:55AM1.18m | 8:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.43m | 1:23AM0.44m | 2:10PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
108 | 110 | 94 | 81 | 78 | 475 | 414 | 370 | 54 | 54 | 376 | 370 | 299 | 250 | 211 | 144 | 116 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 |
87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 71 | 68 | 39 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 |
1 | — | — | 41 | 10 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 55 | — | 31 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 53 | 102 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
565 | 644 | 645 | 597 | 541 | 753 | 687 | 608 | 428 | 435 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 21 | 72 | 66 | 73 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 301 | 290 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 291 | 160 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 75 | 485 | 353 | 290 | 0 |
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