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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
5
5
3
4
5
3
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.6
S
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SW
10
4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
222
205
198
210
195
189
156
130
158
295
352
159
585
1708
2112
4024
4437
4286
4131
3553
3174
2598
3977
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
10
E
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
25
NNE
25
NNE
5
N
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
5
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
30
W
40
WNW
55
W
45
WSW
off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:03PM1.42m
5:11AM1.44m
5:33PM1.35m
5:40AM1.36m
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.27m
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:55AM0.32m
00:06AM0.45m
12:32PM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
19
1
4
7
9
4
8
12
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
18
20
20
21
22
21
18
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
17
12
14
16
17
13
14
13
9
8
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.6
S
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
229
50
205
198
210
195
189
36
88
158
295
352
159
585
1708
2112
4024
4437
4286
4131
3553
3174
1685
845
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SE
9
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
12
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
56
222
43
32
47
47
47
156
130
97
220
161
149
275
1423
1731
10
25
10
9
33
33
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1
E
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
20
44
50
47
12
16
23
52
11
4
69
70
143
103
14
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
3
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
1.3
WSW
5
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
10
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
11
24
21
19
109
76
172
637
366
8
15
73
718
985
2598
3977
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
75
73
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
20
71
1
1
103
0
0
1
1
0
134
296
351
351
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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