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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 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
22.4° 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 10PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
SW
9
1.8
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1406
1092
870
655
496
365
285
232
190
111
273
255
672
1369
1527
1060
1065
784
835
1590
2218
3183
3663
2702
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
20
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:20PM1.08m
9:43AM1.03m
11:00PM1.14m
11:25AM1.07m
00:06AM1.27m
12:31PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.56m
3:37AM0.68m
4:09PM0.57m
5:21AM0.60m
5:30PM0.50m
6:27AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
18
19
25
28
21
19
17
16
16
16
19
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
26
21
17
14
13
12
14
15
23
24
10
8
6
5
6
7
8
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
SW
9
1.8
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1406
1092
870
655
496
226
226
264
151
130
83
255
672
1369
1527
1060
1065
784
835
1590
2218
3183
3663
2702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
64
64
62
106
104
365
285
232
190
111
72
70
84
81
61
45
23
21
37
23
18
34
35
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
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
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
14
13
13
12
10
74
52
46
45
44
61
127
96
72
58
39
39
38
8
8
14
14
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
8
0.3
NNW
2
1
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.5
WSW
8
1.1
WNW
4
1.3
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
10
17
47
147
394
464
1
32
34
273
47
70
24
40
19
8
35
45
37
32
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
153
402
20
1
6
1
1
0
1
268
129
139
351
268
277
134
85
71
98
103
151
161
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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