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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 12AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest 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 night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1790
2586
6171
6438
6905
6622
7268
6020
6150
5549
4321
3543
2861
2391
1977
1671
1372
1092
870
655
496
339
279
232
Wind (km/h)
50
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
30
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
7:56AM1.07m
9:20PM1.08m
9:43AM1.03m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
2:33PM0.56m
3:37AM0.68m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6
5
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
16
14
14
13
14
20
21
20
18
17
17
17
19
27
27
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
12
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
16
24
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
11
2.2
S
13
4
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
940
1631
4485
4804
5090
5311
5864
6020
6150
5549
4321
3543
2861
2391
1977
1671
1372
1092
870
655
496
181
181
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.7
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
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
0.5
SW
15
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1098
673
478
394
334
187
149
106
73
50
31
28
27
26
15
58
64
64
62
106
104
339
279
232
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
19
0.6
SE
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
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
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
42
96
263
50
48
12
11
41
41
40
36
14
14
25
13
12
10
74
52
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
1790
2586
6171
6438
6905
6622
7268
63
59
40
56
4
8
32
116
340
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
6
4
8
4
4
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
351
354
316
351
277
168
328
402
351
30
6
0
0
1
0
168
402
6
1
1
4
1
0
98
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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