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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
22.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121211711151414131313566667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20920219398147161273121150202514155140133111111837211181816657
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
E
0
NNE
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--33---1----------------
Temp. °C232523212021212122232222222222222727272525222020
Feels °C (?)232527201819202123242121212121212626272423201816
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