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Whispering Waves Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | E 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
92 | 198 | 195 | 121 | 84 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 158 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 112 | 88 | 127 | 121 | 193 | 309 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.09m | 9:58PM1.22m | 10:26AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.25m | 11:49AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.48m | 4:28AM0.59m | 4:32PM0.51m | 5:51AM0.54m | 5:47PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 73 | 198 | 195 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 158 | 53 | 75 | 50 | 71 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 112 | 88 | 75 | 74 | 193 | 309 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 56 | 45 | 121 | 17 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 82 | 84 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 127 | 121 | 74 | 54 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 92 | 50 | 48 | 19 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 59 | 30 | — | — | 22 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 91 | 128 | 128 | 54 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 92 | 134 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 301 | 153 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 324 | 324 | 308 | 308 | 20 |
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