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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.5
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)96101010109915161313131414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2201531041027345424257614244465354514888614444444350
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.51
3:26AM
1.69
3:39PM
1.57
3:53AM
1.72
4:06PM
1.59
4:18AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.14
9:12PM
0.09
9:37AM
0.07
9:39PM
0.04
10:03AM
0.03
10:05PM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset--6:04-------6:01-------6:00-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1--------------------
Temp. °C242424242423232327262423232323232525232322212122
Feels °C (?)242222232322232226242121212222212221192018191919
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