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Whispering Waves Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
972 | 759 | 647 | 556 | 544 | 403 | 327 | 253 | 189 | 195 | 209 | 202 | 325 | 389 | 335 | 268 | 224 | 172 | 169 | 171 | 220 | 211 | 180 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.56m | 3:41AM1.75m | 4:06PM1.58m | 4:23AM1.71m | 4:49PM1.56m | 5:06AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.05m | 9:58AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | 10:38AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.11m | 11:20AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 972 | 759 | 647 | 556 | 544 | 403 | 327 | 253 | 149 | 87 | 99 | 99 | 325 | 389 | 335 | 268 | 224 | 172 | 62 | 45 | 220 | 211 | 180 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 71 | 51 | 71 | 23 | 13 | 107 | 189 | 195 | 209 | 149 | 94 | 94 | 77 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 169 | 118 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SSE 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 184 | 140 | 202 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 78 | 69 | 171 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 74 | 157 | 167 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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