Surf Forecasts:
Whispering Waves surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, E swell with 2,362 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whispering Waves this week:
The surf forecast for Whispering Waves over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whispering Waves in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.0m 10s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whispering Waves over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the beach. Let's break down the next couple of weeks at Whispering Waves.
We've got a bit of a mixed bag, honestly. The ocean’s gonna be playing some games. We start off small and clean, then get hammered by a stormy, blown-out mess for over a week before a potential beauty shows up right at the end.
First up, Thursday the 10th. The morning is dead flat – glassy calm, but only a tiny 1ft south-west groundswell. The water is way colder than usual for this time of year, nearly 36°F colder, sittin' around 64°F. Come Thursday afternoon, it picks up a touch to 2ft from the south-west, and we get a clean offshore wind, but it's still small and ordinary.
Friday the 11th is your first decent look. Morning brings 2ft from the south-southwest with a nice cross-offshore breeze. That 14-second period means there's some proper energy behind it. It'll be clean and a little bit of fun for an intermediate. The afternoon goes a bit limp with a cross-shore wind, so get on it early.
Then the window slams shut. From Saturday the 12th right through to Sunday the 20th of September, the wind turns nasty from the east and north-east. We get a series of stormy swells, some of them really powerful – the energy spikes into the thousands – but it's all blown out by onshore and cross-onshore winds. The swell gets up to 10ft on Monday the 14th and 12ft on Thursday the 17th, but it’s a choppy, lumpy, onshore mess. That’s a solid 8-day stretch of no-go for a proper paddle. Honestly, with that much wind and swell, this beach setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than a regular surfboard.
Keep an eye on Sunday the 20th, though. That afternoon, the wind swings offshore from the south-west, the swell drops back to a clean 3ft from the south-southwest, and the period stretches out to a massive 20 seconds. The conditions are reported as "very good." That's the standout of the whole run – a clean, long-period groundswell hitting a point break with offshore wind. Just be aware that long period, it could wall up a bit, but at 3ft it should be plenty of fun for an intermediate. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so expect some company.
The run continues with some mixed, windy conditions through to the end, but nothing else comes close to that Sunday afternoon session. So, get out there Friday morning for a little one, then wait it out for that beauty on the 20th.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 6 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 155 | 447 | 208 | 138 | 160 | 99 | 146 | 616 | 915 | 740 | 1308 | 1906 | 1520 | 98 | 82 | 75 | 151 | 350 | 471 | 1663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.72m | 3:41AM1.63m | 3:59PM1.78m | 4:11AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.62m | 4:57PM1.74m | 5:08AM1.57m | 5:23PM1.65m | 5:34AM1.48m | 5:48PM1.52m | 5:59AM1.37m | 6:13PM1.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:44AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.16m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.36m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
Temp °C | 30 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 30 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 405 | 295 | 213 | 140 | 137 | 160 | 99 | 88 | 616 | 915 | 740 | 443 | 236 | 1520 | 1432 | 832 | 739 | 586 | 523 | 349 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 155 | 447 | 27 | 32 | 132 | 86 | 68 | 80 | 42 | 25 | 7 | — | 712 | 98 | 82 | 75 | 67 | 99 | — | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 5 | 208 | 138 | 98 | 70 | 62 | 36 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 151 | — | — | 24 | 151 | 184 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 41 | 50 | — | 289 | 98 | 146 | 428 | 616 | 737 | 1308 | 1906 | — | — | — | — | — | 350 | 471 | 1663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 328 | 324 | 1506 | 402 | 402 | 402 | 489 | 290 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 351 | 559 | 30 |
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