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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
0.5
SW
0.8
E
0.2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111111151414131366661262077789111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233173414055140133111111115148113137694638198211197181307496609433
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------132111
Temp. °C222322222121212226272625242320202323212020201920
Feels °C (?)232421212020202124252424222117151819192121222020
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