Whispering Waves Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 4AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.2
S
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.5
S
17
3
S
17
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2110
1289
1054
1177
889
2735
4476
5720
5658
4662
3241
2352
1819
1585
1245
657
869
771
809
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:50PM1.34m
2:54AM1.40m
3:16PM1.47m
3:21AM1.50m
3:42PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.36m
9:04AM0.21m
9:18PM0.24m
9:29AM0.11m
9:46PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
20
22
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
11
14
16
15
16
16
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