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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
E
8
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
196
264
253
222
167
162
211
242
229
186
138
131
138
136
120
183
57
196
189
153
179
162
123
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM1.40m
4:00AM1.48m
4:24PM1.41m
4:32AM1.46m
4:57PM1.39m
5:03AM1.42m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.20m
9:49PM0.27m
10:12AM0.19m
10:22PM0.28m
10:44AM0.21m
10:55PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
21
19
19
19
20
20
27
27
23
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
17
17
25
24
21
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
190
196
264
253
222
82
68
68
56
229
186
138
111
113
97
82
75
57
50
36
37
35
47
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
45
44
45
37
39
167
162
211
242
24
20
15
131
138
136
120
29
6
28
64
32
49
23
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5
14
32
31
25
4
24
3
15
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
18
18
35
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
26
66
111
115
97
141
118
139
73
58
50
77
175
207
1
183
99
196
189
153
179
162
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
107
301
301
20
1
1
1
1
1
73
107
4
1
1
1
1
75
402
374
57
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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