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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 05 Mar 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
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1113131212121212121212121212111112681111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149245286301268353260255212209205144142142128133480431136728592879239121602010
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
SW
10
S
20
E
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.72
5:25PM
1.56
5:40AM
1.63
5:49PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.03
11:01PM
-0.00
11:23AM
0.08
11:26PM
0.06
11:48AM
0.15
11:50PM
0.16
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset----6:37-------6:36-------6:35---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1213----311-1----111
Temp. °C242527272523232222232525232323232120212221191818
Feels °C (?)232428282826252625252827252727251813121314141517
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