Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
20.6° C

Normal for this time of year

Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1592
1598
1393
1262
1033
690
962
796
638
621
553
1279
1230
1365
1497
1275
1118
956
722
294
240
200
160
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:22PM1.53m
6:33AM1.40m
7:11PM1.46m
7:20AM1.29m
8:02PM1.39m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.12m
00:30AM0.27m
12:44PM0.19m
1:21AM0.37m
1:30PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
18
21
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
12
10
13
16
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1592
1598
1393
1262
1033
690
962
796
638
621
553
1279
1230
1365
1497
1275
1118
956
722
226
240
200
160
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
5
180
80
499
487
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
294
149
147
90
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
16
15
8
12
2
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
S
8
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
22
19
77
110
121
163
245
4
17
46
102
154
181
163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
900
0
0
1
1
1
4
153
324
324
153
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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