Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
21.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
343
183
163
255
704
433
433
439
519
512
721
1016
1294
1443
1454
1413
1470
979
824
1081
899
996
969
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:48PM1.57m
5:04AM1.59m
5:34PM1.56m
5:48AM1.51m
6:22PM1.53m
6:33AM1.40m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.05m
10:53PM0.14m
11:17AM0.07m
11:41PM0.19m
12:00PM0.12m
00:30AM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
18
17
15
16
15
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
16
14
14
14
17
17
17
18
16
16
14
14
17
17
16
16
14
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
366
343
129
123
255
704
433
433
439
519
512
721
1016
1294
1443
1454
1413
1470
979
824
1081
899
996
969
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.3
E
7
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
30
18
183
115
215
9
72
54
38
34
22
22
14
18
4
8
180
80
499
487
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
5
2
17
163
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
4
8
3
8
7
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
24
39
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
71
0
0
1
1
1
0
301
73
0
1
1
0
0
0
115
0
0
1
1
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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