Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 31 | 19 | 57 | 99 | 224 | 122 | 307 | 289 | 317 | 233 | 258 | 313 | 158 | 302 | 443 | 426 | 755 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.52m | 5:59AM1.37m | 6:13PM1.38m | 6:24AM1.24m | 6:37PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 832 | 739 | 680 | 667 | 598 | 598 | 473 | 416 | 424 | 370 | 377 | 331 | 331 | 324 | 183 | 443 | 426 | 474 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 31 | 19 | 57 | 99 | 68 | 122 | 249 | 104 | 107 | 171 | 100 | 93 | 85 | 302 | 117 | 102 | 335 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 71 | — | 5 | 313 | 123 | 76 | 92 | 304 | 93 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 224 | 164 | 307 | 289 | 317 | 233 | 258 | 247 | 158 | — | 149 | 102 | 755 | 599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 402 | 353 | 541 | 525 | 525 | 153 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 541 | 541 |
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