Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.6° 

Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
2.3
SW
11
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
748
1210
700
657
646
561
551
542
497
488
386
393
519
627
869
1099
1064
808
649
528
444
383
304
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM1.26m
7:57PM1.36m
8:05AM1.14m
8:42PM1.23m
8:59AM1.03m
9:45PM1.13m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.37m
1:29PM0.32m
2:10AM0.48m
2:08PM0.45m
3:01AM0.57m
3:00PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
18
20
18
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
20
22
20
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
10
13
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
17
18
17
16
14
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