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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 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
97 | 573 | 314 | 2507 | 4026 | 5164 | 5288 | 4693 | 4002 | 3503 | 3384 | 2747 | 1420 | 2427 | 3155 | 6455 | 6664 | 6109 | 4614 | 6575 | 5623 | 5929 | 5880 | 5425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.36m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.18m | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:46PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:55AM0.32m | 00:06AM0.45m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:48AM0.55m | 1:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
15 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
66 | 395 | 294 | 2507 | 4026 | 5164 | 5288 | 4693 | 4002 | 3503 | 3384 | 2747 | 1375 | 1095 | 785 | 4950 | 4950 | 4530 | 4614 | 3740 | 5623 | 5929 | 5880 | 5425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
97 | 193 | 314 | 6 | 2059 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 1420 | 28 | 2 | 571 | 401 | 245 | 184 | 1666 | 106 | 74 | 50 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
4 | 2 | 93 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 15 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 96 | 263 | 449 | 146 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 9 | S 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
271 | 573 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 50 | 238 | 2427 | 3155 | 6455 | 6664 | 6109 | 1034 | 6575 | 1565 | 1004 | 56 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 184 | 168 | 268 | 277 | 375 | 351 | 351 | 316 | 316 | 353 | 351 | 291 | 291 | 351 | 291 | 1 | 1 |
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