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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SW
0.7
SW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
E
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111111111316151414141414141414138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2741841801741331284031305361602003411602158917931114930917811767735613482488
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
1.54
6:05AM
1.62
6:22PM
1.41
6:43AM
1.44
7:03PM
1.25
7:29AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.08
12:18PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.24
12:57PM
0.34
1:09AM
0.42
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--6:15-------6:14-------6:13-----
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---12-11-------------
Temp. °C252625242322202123222222222121212223232323222223
Feels °C (?)232325262723171921202121212019191920202022212122
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