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Whispering Waves Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | |
86 | 236 | 191 | 238 | 628 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 671 | 776 | 853 | 1170 | 1461 | 1239 | 1112 | 905 | 1145 | 1145 | 970 | 924 | 561 | 545 | 515 | 412 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:23AM1.45m | 2:48PM1.34m | 2:56AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:08AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.35m | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 86 | 236 | 191 | 200 | 628 | 600 | 587 | 567 | 671 | 776 | 853 | 1170 | 1461 | 1239 | 1112 | 905 | 1145 | 1145 | 970 | 924 | 561 | 545 | 515 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 93 | 238 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 22 | 4 | — | 9 | 59 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 353 | 864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 301 |
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