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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.2
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)10108888888881010910101010789101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)710610349357195302247219190150179306145106202214270270286536940884745698
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
0
NW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.21
2:50PM
1.35
3:18AM
1.32
3:24PM
1.44
3:49AM
1.42
3:54PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
0.45
9:07PM
0.30
9:15AM
0.35
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:07PM
0.13
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:13-------5:15-------5:16------
Sunset----7:16-------7:16-------7:15---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11----------121-------
Temp. °C212121212121212121212324242322211920232222211917
Feels °C (?)202020202020212121212122222426191415171515171715
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