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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
22.4° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
359
286
287
298
311
285
383
314
375
440
387
417
390
254
212
181
247
263
243
229
205
159
159
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM1.50m
5:51AM1.49m
6:24PM1.42m
6:40AM1.35m
7:21PM1.33m
7:38AM1.21m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.09m
11:39PM0.20m
12:05PM0.19m
00:30AM0.33m
12:55PM0.30m
1:32AM0.46m
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
23
21
20
19
20
19
22
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
20
18
18
17
18
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.7
E
9
1.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
107
232
286
287
298
311
285
294
314
94
81
79
51
31
76
212
40
52
85
84
84
205
159
159
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
E
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
180
175
141
151
145
142
142
136
98
6
23
21
50
80
73
76
76
69
68
42
98
117
116
110
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
SE
11
0.5
S
15
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
113
105
101
96
69
33
37
37
40
26
7
6
12
12
30
109
41
26
25
23
30
74
64
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
0.5
ENE
10
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
359
58
383
375
440
387
417
390
254
181
247
263
243
229
240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
75
75
404
268
120
85
98
129
268
541
404
351
296
98
20
85
324
301
292
292
20
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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