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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (07 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
6
7
8
8
9
4
5
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
3
SW
10
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3140
2487
1838
1220
1552
4329
5382
4601
6061
6438
5662
3723
6253
6055
4409
3447
2822
2354
1977
1641
1372
1083
843
655
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
50
W
60
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
7:56AM1.07m
9:20PM1.08m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.41m
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
2:33PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
21
20
16
14
14
13
14
19
22
20
18
17
18
12
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
13
13
11
10
11
10
12
17
20
18
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.8
SSE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
4
SSW
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
3140
2487
1838
1220
940
1025
412
340
4011
4658
5064
3723
5030
5191
4409
3447
2822
2354
1977
1641
1372
1083
843
655
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
SSE
13
1.6
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
19
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.8
SSE
15
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
33
21
184
878
1098
617
42
96
281
202
155
1471
73
51
32
28
15
15
14
59
64
64
62
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SE
18
0.3
SW
19
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
14
16
18
221
449
57
82
80
78
75
41
41
40
36
14
14
13
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
1.1
WSW
4
2
WSW
6
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
10
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
13
49
293
789
1552
4329
5382
4601
6061
6438
5662
3590
6253
6055
40
3
10
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
8
5
9
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
30
277
316
328
351
304
304
316
277
277
319
115
351
0
6
0
0
1
0
291
301
1
1
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
5
8
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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