Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
7
4
6
7
7
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
4
3
2
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
0.9
SSW
19
2.1
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3043
3313
3804
6315
6391
4835
6077
7272
6509
5794
4925
3848
3314
2628
2201
1591
1271
1010
773
553
589
2588
3137
3326
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
S
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM1.34m
2:24AM1.54m
2:42PM1.42m
2:53AM1.59m
3:12PM1.47m
3:21AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.29m
8:09PM0.26m
8:40AM0.20m
8:40PM0.21m
9:07AM0.14m
9:09PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:30
5:29
5:29
5:28
3
Temp °C
18
19
18
16
16
14
14
14
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
20
23
20
20
22
20
16
17
9
10
10
9
10
8
9
10
15
16
18
17
16
14
13
13
17
22
18
18
21
18
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
2.1
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
50
50
50
4124
4261
4835
6077
7272
6509
5794
4925
3848
3314
2628
2201
1591
1271
1010
773
553
388
2588
3137
3326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
50
50
49
49
31
31
31
31
30
29
28
104
147
144
193
188
180
589
286
143
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
79
30
60
28
44
35
14
16
18
257
75
55
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
Energy kJ
3043
3313
3804
6315
6391
19
15
17
76
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
5
9
5
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
404
604
489
351
134
1
30
6
0
75
291
1
1
1
4
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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