Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
18.6° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1794
1468
1272
1076
913
773
711
644
593
533
453
350
268
263
194
187
160
127
124
104
90
89
80
103
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:30PM1.46m
6:33AM1.37m
7:07PM1.44m
7:12AM1.30m
7:49PM1.40m
8:00AM1.22m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.18m
00:35AM0.34m
12:45PM0.22m
1:16AM0.38m
1:23PM0.28m
2:04AM0.42m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
20
22
20
18
19
18
18
18
22
21
19
18
20
21
21
22
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
13
12
10
9
16
17
16
14
15
13
13
14
19
18
17
15
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1794
1468
1272
1076
913
773
711
644
593
533
453
350
268
263
194
187
160
127
124
104
82
80
43
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
36
53
53
51
55
90
68
61
41
33
31
22
34
42
45
48
38
34
34
35
32
33
80
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
46
45
44
30
30
55
56
50
35
26
26
22
22
21
21
21
44
59
55
73
90
89
66
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
10
13
28
92
59
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
81
73
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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