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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
173 | 82 | 67 | 101 | 92 | 86 | 189 | 191 | 238 | 559 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 573 | 717 | 853 | 1044 | 1229 | 1390 | 1112 | 1132 | 987 | 987 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.36m | 1:35PM1.22m | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:23AM1.45m | 2:48PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.38m | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.35m | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
86 | 82 | 67 | 101 | 92 | 86 | 189 | 191 | 200 | 559 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 573 | 717 | 853 | 1044 | 1229 | 1390 | 1112 | 1132 | 987 | 987 | 936 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 238 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SW 19 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NE 7 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
68 | 45 | 31 | 64 | 77 | 74 | 16 | 93 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
173 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 30 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 32 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 301 | 153 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
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