Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is

19.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	800	748	1210	700	657	646	561	551	542	497	488	386	393	519	627	869	1099	1064	808	649	528	444	383	304
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	S	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	S	SSE	ESE	NE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide			7:24AM1.26m				7:57PM1.36m					8:05AM1.14m				8:42PM1.23m				8:59AM1.03m				9:45PM1.13m
Low Tide	1:29AM0.37m				1:29PM0.32m					2:10AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				3:01AM0.57m				3:00PM0.57m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	18	20	18	16	15	14	13	13	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	20	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	12	11	10	13	15	15	15	14	12	11	11	16	16	17	17	15	14	13	12	17	18	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	800	748	689	700	657	646	561	551	542	497	488	386	393	400	627	869	1099	1064	808	649	528	444	383	304
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	56	53	551	70	69	101	188	294	215	163	126	298	291	519	359	353	359	336	336	365	320	260	255	187
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 16
kJ	47	30	52	33	33	31	99	17	17	91	214	103	75	15	15	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	—	47
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 8	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	268	187	1210	439	349	226	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	7	39	149	210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	115	75	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	6	1	1	1	1	71	153	73	6	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point	Cintsa East	Cintsa West	Barbel Point	Lwandile	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whacky Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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