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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 08 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
24.1° 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 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2196204418971871138813691141520538458412371447377365328269269269283344283278222
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
N
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.52
6:12PM
1.37
6:26AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.25
6:49AM
1.25
6:58PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.25
12:14AM
0.28
12:36PM
0.36
12:38AM
0.41
1:02PM
0.50
1:03AM
0.55
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:32-------6:31-------6:30---
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C181819212120202018192324232220191820232424232220
Feels °C (?)181818171717181816171919181917161617191920201918
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