
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1282 | 1067 | 928 | 777 | 595 | 498 | 448 | 326 | 314 | 350 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 274 | 628 | 1360 | 1987 | 3251 | 6475 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.17m | 9:21AM0.99m | 10:47PM1.07m | 12:16PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.61m | 6:29PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 |
1282 | 1067 | 928 | 777 | 595 | 498 | 448 | 308 | 314 | 350 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 270 | 260 | 1360 | 1987 | 3251 | 6475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
53 | 37 | 51 | 157 | 153 | 156 | 184 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 16 | 39 | 628 | 245 | 239 | 194 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 10 | — | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — |
33 | 21 | 122 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | — | 70 | 63 | 71 | — | 67 | 245 | 30 | 31 | 123 | 280 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
845 | — | — | — | — | — | 434 | 326 | 270 | 210 | 164 | 240 | 186 | 274 | 214 | 237 | 230 | 210 | 202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 944 | 541 | 351 | 351 | 402 | 324 | 541 | 402 | 402 | 184 | 71 | 71 | 124 | 139 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 |
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