Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 127 | 125 | 211 | 586 | 763 | 814 | 808 | 669 | 742 | 653 | 732 | 1367 | 388 | 370 | 294 | 273 | 1804 | 2665 | 2309 | 1770 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.38m | 7:07AM1.20m | 7:29PM1.23m | 7:39AM1.07m | 8:09PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.41m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.54m | 1:44PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 226 | 188 | 147 | 144 | 586 | 763 | 814 | 808 | 669 | 742 | 653 | 139 | 100 | 388 | 370 | 273 | 273 | 1804 | 2665 | 2309 | 1770 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 164 | 107 | 112 | 211 | 113 | 113 | 106 | 110 | 79 | — | 121 | — | — | 68 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 127 | 125 | 62 | — | — | — | 158 | 13 | 254 | 213 | 732 | 1367 | 245 | 286 | 294 | 270 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 73 | 290 | 0 | 168 | 291 | 353 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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