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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
21.7° 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 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
126
166
241
80
64
101
92
74
189
191
238
559
600
587
567
780
617
853
1031
1229
1305
1339
1028
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
20
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
1:08AM1.36m
1:35PM1.22m
1:48AM1.41m
2:13PM1.29m
2:23AM1.45m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.45m
7:32AM0.38m
7:29PM0.40m
8:08AM0.31m
8:08PM0.35m
8:40AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
17
17
20
21
20
20
20
18
17
17
20
22
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
17
17
15
16
16
17
20
19
20
21
21
19
16
16
18
21
21
20
21
22
21
18
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
ENE
7
1
SW
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
175
37
85
76
80
64
101
92
65
189
191
200
559
600
587
567
780
617
853
1031
1229
1305
1339
1028
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NE
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
36
126
27
28
28
18
18
18
74
11
9
238
17
11
6
6
5
9
15
18
33
23
15
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
19
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
21
23
71
68
45
31
64
77
17
16
93
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
8
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
69
83
166
241
1
3
49
38
2
8
15
7
7
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
1
4
0
0
0
73
301
73
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
20
0
0
0
160
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
6
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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