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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 04 Mar 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1212111111611111113131212121212121212121212118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218215166151151151149115121245290268268301260255212209205144112112101104
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
ESE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
0
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
offglassglasscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.64
4:50AM
1.76
5:00PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.72
5:25PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.02
10:35PM
-0.04
10:58AM
0.03
11:01PM
-0.00
11:23AM
0.08
11:26PM
0.06
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:36---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------12232-----141-
Temp. °C212124252623222222242726242121212122242523222222
Feels °C (?)232226252521222222232928272323222122242625242623
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