Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2123 | 1670 | 1338 | 944 | 743 | 617 | 486 | 449 | 367 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 135 | 127 | 106 | 142 | 126 | 119 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.54m | 2:18AM1.45m | 2:31PM1.66m | 2:50AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.18m | 8:16AM0.15m | 8:46PM0.06m | 8:49AM0.06m | 9:18PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2123 | 1670 | 1338 | 944 | 743 | 617 | 486 | 449 | 367 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 135 | 127 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 71 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 146 | 112 | 112 | 75 | 72 | 82 | 142 | 126 | 119 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 351 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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