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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 Wednesday 06 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
22.0° 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: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
2505 | 3843 | 4753 | 4600 | 4234 | 3740 | 3319 | 2816 | 2492 | 1236 | 3759 | 4790 | 6692 | 6638 | 6898 | 6713 | 5800 | 5815 | 6536 | 6052 | 5473 | 4626 | 3880 | 3303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.18m | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:46PM1.10m | 7:56AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.32m | 00:06AM0.45m | 12:32PM0.41m | 00:48AM0.55m | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:52AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 2505 | 3843 | 4753 | 4600 | 4234 | 3740 | 3319 | 2816 | 2492 | 1236 | 1006 | 650 | 5329 | 5145 | 5137 | 5310 | 5291 | 5815 | 6536 | 6052 | 5473 | 4626 | 3880 | 3303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SE 22 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 1207 | 1009 | 18 | 346 | 337 | 222 | 187 | 139 | 106 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 20 | NE 8 | — | — | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SE 18 | SW 15 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 42 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 42 | 98 | 263 | 8 | — | 51 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 42 | 56 | 94 | 232 | 3759 | 4790 | 6692 | 6638 | 6898 | 6713 | 5800 | 64 | 60 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 316 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 291 | 291 | 351 | 291 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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