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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 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
180 | 359 | 286 | 287 | 298 | 311 | 285 | 383 | 314 | 375 | 440 | 387 | 417 | 390 | 254 | 212 | 181 | 247 | 263 | 243 | 229 | 205 | 159 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.50m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:24PM1.42m | 6:40AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.09m | 11:39PM0.20m | 12:05PM0.19m | 00:30AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 107 | 232 | 286 | 287 | 298 | 311 | 285 | 294 | 314 | 94 | 81 | 79 | 51 | 31 | 76 | 212 | 40 | 52 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 205 | 159 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 180 | 175 | 141 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 136 | 98 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 50 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 98 | 117 | 116 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | S 15 | E 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 105 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 109 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 74 | 64 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 359 | — | — | 58 | — | — | 383 | — | 375 | 440 | 387 | 417 | 390 | 254 | — | 181 | 247 | 263 | 243 | 229 | 240 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 404 | 268 | 120 | 85 | 98 | 129 | 268 | 541 | 404 | 351 | 296 | 98 | 20 | 85 | 324 | 301 | 292 | 292 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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