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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 Feb 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
23.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)6141313131312121213131212121211117108891211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5311520430349956339237337948447646144741133726824919117616817292193173
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
SW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
E
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononoffcross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossonoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.22
7:45PM
1.05
8:19AM
1.08
8:38PM
0.92
10:20AM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.44
1:55PM
0.56
1:52AM
0.58
2:50PM
0.68
2:53AM
0.72
6:02PM
0.73
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset------7:02-------7:01-------7:00-
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
33111---23-----1------42
Temp. °C232223242526262525242426292828252222222528272423
Feels °C (?)252524252526262729272629323131282324242829282626
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