
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
382 | 309 | 407 | 971 | 902 | 745 | 528 | 437 | 371 | 309 | 333 | 271 | 725 | 828 | 778 | 805 | 720 | 614 | 545 | 463 | 390 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.15m | 8:56PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.03m | 10:41PM1.18m | 11:54AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.44m | 3:30AM0.54m | 3:45PM0.56m | 5:29AM0.57m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
382 | 309 | 407 | 971 | 902 | 745 | 528 | 437 | 371 | 309 | 333 | 160 | 725 | 828 | 778 | 805 | 720 | 614 | 545 | 463 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 |
149 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 271 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 97 | 78 | 98 | 107 | 93 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | — | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
23 | — | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 107 | 62 | — | — | 10 | 64 | 64 | — | — | 18 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
122 | 90 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 20 | 44 | 80 | 97 | 154 | 170 | — | 5 | 18 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 353 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 541 | 316 | 184 | 151 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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