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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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 1.0°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 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1249
983
1077
1139
1125
505
439
428
548
411
471
447
430
363
291
242
184
144
144
143
184
229
222
205
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
S
5
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49AM1.61m
4:07PM1.49m
4:16AM1.57m
4:35PM1.47m
4:43AM1.52m
5:03PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.10m
10:05PM0.17m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:27
5:25
5:24
1
8
8
Temp °C
17
17
19
26
24
23
20
19
18
17
18
24
25
23
21
22
22
22
23
32
27
22
20
19
16
15
17
22
21
22
19
18
17
14
15
22
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
30
23
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1249
983
1077
1139
1125
504
439
423
548
411
471
447
430
363
291
242
71
85
91
70
56
229
222
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.3
S
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
0.6
S
15
0.7
SW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
1.1
SW
11
0.1
S
17
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
17
183
129
7
7
505
428
428
150
134
38
38
287
5
6
48
184
144
136
143
184
56
43
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
21
11
7
7
131
129
17
8
72
8
8
6
12
5
7
74
112
144
98
15
31
27
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
4
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
0.8
SSW
10
1
SSW
4
1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
32
19
43
44
139
200
133
41
66
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
153
308
324
20
1
1
1
1
0
402
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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