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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
22.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)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 Wed night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
236
191
238
628
600
587
567
671
776
853
1170
1461
1239
1112
905
1145
1145
970
924
561
545
515
412
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM1.41m
2:13PM1.29m
2:23AM1.45m
2:48PM1.34m
2:56AM1.47m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.40m
8:08AM0.31m
8:08PM0.35m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
9:11AM0.22m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
19
20
21
24
22
20
18
17
20
19
20
22
21
21
18
14
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
86
236
191
200
628
600
587
567
671
776
853
1170
1461
1239
1112
905
1145
1145
970
924
561
545
515
412
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
18
17
93
238
7
7
6
6
10
3
7
9
20
13
7
7
4
4
4
4
35
23
26
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
74
16
16
8
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
4
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SW
3
1.1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
23
15
22
4
9
59
40
3
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
Distance (km)
291
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
75
20
20
0
0
120
353
864
0
0
0
20
1
1
71
301
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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