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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 1PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131313131213131313131212121213131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23962154163516102900218223232190212417011047103194210541057878888747633522432359359294
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
0
SW
15
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.38
2:26AM
1.37
2:46PM
1.52
2:57AM
1.47
3:14PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.36
8:27PM
0.33
8:34AM
0.23
8:57PM
0.21
9:01AM
0.13
9:24PM
0.13
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:01-------6:00-------5:58------
Sunset----5:59-------6:00-------6:00---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161618181818161716161819191919191818222222212219
Feels °C (?)151414131315131414161615141313131212181820211814
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whispering Waves (moderate winds from the WSW at East London Airport 64 km from Whispering Waves). A 3.2m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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