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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 1 am Monday 01 Jun 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | |
167 | 162 | 211 | 242 | 229 | 186 | 82 | 131 | 138 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 35 | 49 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 66 | 163 | 499 | 745 | 682 | 2538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:00AM1.48m | 4:24PM1.41m | 4:32AM1.46m | 4:57PM1.39m | 5:03AM1.42m | 5:31PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.19m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 82 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 229 | 186 | 82 | 108 | 113 | 79 | 82 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 163 | 499 | 745 | 682 | 1586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 167 | 162 | 211 | 242 | 24 | 16 | 50 | 131 | 138 | 136 | 120 | 82 | 18 | 49 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 66 | 34 | 33 | 175 | 225 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | E 8 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 28 | 47 | 87 | — | 196 | 640 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 8 | E 5 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 152 | 115 | 124 | 71 | 53 | 48 | 79 | 175 | 214 | — | — | 1 | 45 | 57 | 55 | 46 | 38 | 49 | 53 | 45 | — | 33 | 78 | 2538 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 71 |
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