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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
9
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.2
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121413121212121212121212121215151415151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235181225289347322405399385379130165880210802414360133383114553828052767262523171647
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
1.26
2:23PM
1.35
2:48AM
1.45
3:01PM
1.48
3:23AM
1.60
3:34PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.40
8:37PM
0.27
8:58AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:52-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------6:43-------6:42-------6:40-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1111------
Temp. °C202019222625242322212022242421191817171721212120
Feels °C (?)202019232523232222201921212016141312121114141618
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