Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
488
480
393
434
627
857
982
802
669
581
458
382
325
251
278
482
690
638
339
254
270
666
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:05AM1.14m
8:42PM1.23m
8:59AM1.03m
9:45PM1.13m
10:32AM0.96m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.45m
3:01AM0.57m
3:00PM0.57m
4:17AM0.64m
4:24PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
22
24
21
18
15
14
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
17
17
16
15
15
13
11
12
19
20
19
14
11
11
13
13
16
14
14
15
11
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