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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 01 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212151515151515151514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5415325416698021000238134793431315730383114307234311261203315341189994805606528408335
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.45
3:01PM
1.48
3:23AM
1.60
3:34PM
1.57
3:54AM
1.70
4:04PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.27
8:58AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.13
9:40PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:56----
Sunset------6:42-------6:40-------6:39-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222020212424201917171718212120201818181923252422
Feels °C (?)221920202222161412111012141313181817161618202019
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