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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
23.9° 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: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
1.2
SSE
0.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1216771010141413131313161615151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4410215419145025329762651750946545836717663037365135322989324832472863233819011750
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
1.04
2:04AM
1.04
2:07PM
1.18
2:38AM
1.20
2:41PM
1.31
3:06AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.60
7:58AM
0.61
8:28PM
0.46
8:35AM
0.47
8:56PM
0.31
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset--7:00-------6:59-------6:58-----
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heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-129141--1552--1221111--
Temp. °C252524232221212226252222212020191920201918181718
Feels °C (?)262624242423232426242423191614131315151616171517
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