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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)66789111212121212161515147714131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39237262220249524647481320260152362269171169176167206212202199124116494
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
SW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffglassglassonononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---13111----------1-----
Temp. °C232322201919191923252423232224252931242427272421
Feels °C (?)191819202121201921222119212324252932242323262214
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