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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121211111268101111121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3013012602122122092051441421421281333863451010223831092349208819771805177515621371
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
0
WSW
15
W
35
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossoffglassglassoffoffcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.72
5:25PM
1.56
5:40AM
1.63
5:49PM
1.47
6:04AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
-0.00
11:23AM
0.08
11:26PM
0.06
11:48AM
0.15
11:50PM
0.16
12:11PM
0.25
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------6:00--
Sunset6:37-------6:36-------6:35-------
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1221--1-3---1-----11111-
Temp. °C252323222223242524232323212021222019191818182020
Feels °C (?)252525252526272827262725181313131314171718181817
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