
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 416 | 1320 | 1514 | 1258 | 809 | 1134 | 630 | 329 | 284 | 203 | 169 | 97 | 188 | 198 | 138 | 97 | 113 | 104 | 655 | 394 | 2510 | 2104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18AM0.95m | 11:03PM0.95m | 12:16PM1.07m | 00:29AM1.06m | 12:59PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.77m | 5:28AM0.65m | 6:30PM0.64m | 6:33AM0.53m | 7:11PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
419 | 416 | 120 | 90 | 44 | 120 | 566 | 432 | 329 | 284 | 203 | 169 | 97 | 188 | 198 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 73 | 56 | 394 | 2510 | 2104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
152 | 123 | — | — | 11 | 42 | 92 | 116 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 96 | 49 | 76 | 138 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SW 11 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
57 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 60 | 26 | 34 | 21 | 61 | 104 | — | 55 | 35 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | — | — |
26 | 46 | 1320 | 1514 | 1258 | 809 | 1134 | 630 | 257 | 125 | — | — | 82 | 37 | 61 | 325 | 58 | 113 | 102 | 655 | 229 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 524 | 489 | 489 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 402 | 308 | 20 | 0 | 161 | 75 | 489 | 933 | 489 | 0 | 0 |
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