Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	S 11	S 11	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	3048	2961	2629	2200	1930	1723	1661	1661	1713	1661	1497	1423	1137	992	976	827	539	437	422	363	320	302	297	311
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:01PM1.11m				00:35AM1.34m				1:20PM1.20m				1:44AM1.43m					2:22PM1.33m				2:41AM1.52m
Low Tide				5:57PM0.47m				7:07AM0.38m				7:18PM0.39m					8:09AM0.27m				8:23PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	5	3	2	1	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	13	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	14	13	12	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SE 7	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11
kJ	3048	2961	2629	2200	1930	1723	1661	1661	1713	1661	1497	1423	1137	992	976	827	539	173	422	331	320	302	297	191
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 7	SSW 12	S 18	S 15	S 15	E 10	SW 16	S 13
kJ	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	11	12	15	15	15	15	100	437	6	17	17	2	10	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 9	—	—	S 12	S 12	—	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	25	—	—	3	3	—	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	94	403	363	285	254	262	311
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	52	153	151	98	73	0	0	0	0	404	402	71	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Whispering Waves	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)		Mzimpuni	Mbomvu	Mbomvu	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays	Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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