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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 Friday 17 Apr 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 269 | 255 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 203 | 142 | 172 | 170 | 613 | 237 | 322 | 519 | 559 | 560 | 412 | 322 | 234 | 146 | 143 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 1.81 | 3:46PM 1.64 | 4:01AM 1.83 | 4:21PM 1.65 | 4:36AM 1.79 | 4:57PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 0.01 | 9:41AM -0.05 | 9:45PM -0.04 | 10:15AM -0.07 | 10:21PM -0.03 | 10:50AM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
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