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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
22.0° 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: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (07 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
6
6
5
8
6
4
5
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
4
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4
S
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2032
1220
1790
3440
7997
6992
5082
7411
6167
4214
7871
5421
4443
3431
2770
2391
2013
1643
1372
1144
976
745
572
400
Wind (km/h)
60
W
50
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
NE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
7:56AM1.07m
9:20PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.41m
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
2:33PM0.56m
3:37AM0.68m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:20
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
21
19
16
14
14
13
14
19
21
19
18
17
18
17
19
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
11
13
13
11
10
11
10
12
18
18
17
16
14
14
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
SSE
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2032
1220
894
901
5477
5161
5082
5320
5653
4214
5783
5421
4443
3431
2770
2391
2013
1643
1372
1144
976
745
572
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
SSE
17
0.9
ESE
10
1.9
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
173
590
1098
617
412
346
322
601
155
1624
52
50
31
28
15
15
15
58
64
64
62
106
117
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
18
1
ESE
10
0.1
SW
20
0.6
E
10
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
17
18
41
97
221
206
15
75
48
48
75
41
41
40
36
14
14
15
13
12
104
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
4
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
3
WSW
10
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
0.5
SW
14
5
S
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
8
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
246
1163
1790
3440
7997
6992
1662
7411
6167
89
7871
56
40
619
8
11
49
287
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
316
351
354
316
316
351
277
277
328
351
351
0
6
0
0
1
0
301
73
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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