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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
1
E
0.9
E
1.3
SSW
1
E
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1281077118117111112121111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156138118106773971147062499527636527366186247243239221214206202195191
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.15
1:22PM
1.17
1:50AM
1.33
2:06PM
1.31
2:26AM
1.49
2:40PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.54
7:34PM
0.43
8:07AM
0.38
8:12PM
0.28
8:41AM
0.24
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11---232--------------11
Temp. °C232323222322222120191920222222212120202122222323
Feels °C (?)242525222219222120181819222122222322222323222222
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