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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SW
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1614141413131314141414131313131312121212121488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34423622620719816716015615620414313713513313193875647474752157161
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.96
12:31AM
0.88
12:49PM
0.98
1:41AM
1.04
1:41PM
1.13
2:10AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
0.76
6:18AM
0.79
7:23PM
0.64
7:40AM
0.63
7:56PM
0.48
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:05
Sunset--6:28-------6:27-------6:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252624222120192127282723222221242726252423232325
Feels °C (?)202120191919182026282724232421222628282826262628
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