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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.9
SW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)10101078891010111212121212121210101011111013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20221031334461813241437108687075770163454853943737436824123719821430898276
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.42
3:54PM
1.51
4:19AM
1.50
4:24PM
1.56
4:49AM
1.57
4:53PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:07PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
10:50AM
0.17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:16-------5:16-------5:18----
Sunset------7:15-------7:15-------7:15-
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-21------1-----------1--
Temp. °C222119212323222018181720222222211918172121212020
Feels °C (?)251713151614141616171518202021221916151817181717
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