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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
6
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
0.8
E
1.3
S
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
SSW
1.2
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)7139131212141313131212121214121313131616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14921928928913418723249035134130923031325018018046510943178483827275128663308
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
5
S
0
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
1.58
5:19AM
1.61
5:23PM
1.57
5:49AM
1.63
5:55PM
1.53
6:21AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.03
11:22AM
0.16
11:33PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.06
12:29PM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:20-------5:20--
Sunset7:15-------7:15-------7:15-------
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020201820232423222119182328282623222020222324
Feels °C (?)191921211819191918181917172327292319191617192021
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