Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
3
SW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
913
981
1535
574
518
596
596
382
320
216
211
149
227
191
445
662
914
996
1052
731
1930
1930
1772
1566
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.02m
1:46PM1.05m
1:51AM1.15m
2:22PM1.19m
2:25AM1.28m
2:50PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.61m
7:44PM0.62m
8:10AM0.47m
8:21PM0.49m
8:38AM0.34m
8:51PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
18
17
15
15
14
15
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
11
14
15
15
17
13
14
13
14
17
17
17
15
15
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
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