Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.1° 

Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.1
S
11
2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
461
361
349
377
348
303
429
548
579
551
507
654
428
555
582
623
637
586
526
538
492
502
524
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM1.33m
2:41AM1.52m
3:13PM1.46m
3:30AM1.59m
3:59PM1.57m
4:14AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.27m
8:23PM0.29m
9:01AM0.16m
9:17PM0.19m
9:45AM0.07m
10:05PM0.12m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
19
16
16
14
14
13
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