Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 971 | 902 | 796 | 572 | 437 | 403 | 309 | 304 | 271 | 911 | 828 | 892 | 863 | 763 | 561 | 469 | 463 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.26m | 9:37AM1.03m | 10:41PM1.18m | 11:54AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.44m | 3:30AM0.54m | 3:45PM0.56m | 5:29AM0.57m | 5:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 407 | 971 | 902 | 796 | 572 | 437 | 403 | 309 | 304 | 221 | 911 | 828 | 892 | 863 | 763 | 561 | 469 | 463 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 271 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 37 | 163 | 184 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | — | S 11 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 107 | 85 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 64 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 41 | 78 | 79 | 124 | — | 6 | 26 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 184 | 316 | 184 | 153 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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