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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (07 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
6
6
5
8
8
4
5
5
3
4
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3740
3140
2444
2136
1291
1535
2137
4995
6981
6746
6080
5248
5283
6934
6740
4829
3829
3006
2518
1977
1613
1320
1045
813
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
50
W
55
W
45
W
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NW
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
7:56AM1.07m
9:20PM1.08m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.45m
12:32PM0.41m
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
2:33PM0.56m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:43
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5:22
5:21
5:20
1
4
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
19
21
19
16
14
14
14
14
20
21
19
18
17
10
11
8
8
10
8
10
7
7
7
8
11
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
19
18
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2.3
S
12
1.4
ESE
11
4
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3740
3140
2444
2136
1291
940
1570
469
5088
4845
4467
3582
5283
5653
5505
4829
3829
3006
2518
1977
1613
1320
1045
813
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.8
SSE
15
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
33
21
173
1077
1134
673
42
340
246
191
1511
106
73
50
32
31
29
15
15
58
64
64
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.4
SE
19
0.6
SE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
14
22
21
15
18
96
266
480
110
51
109
12
75
41
40
40
36
14
14
15
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
1.4
W
4
1.3
WSW
5
2.5
SW
6
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
0.4
SW
13
2
SW
8
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
57
78
528
1535
2137
4995
6981
6746
6080
5248
62
6934
6740
56
517
3
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
6
6
268
316
351
368
301
301
353
301
277
328
489
268
30
20
0
0
1
0
172
402
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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