Whispering Waves 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.68° S 28.38° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whispering Waves sea temperature is

19.4° C

Whispering Waves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today (10 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1550	2136	2345	3314	3731	3400	3048	2763	2684	2200	1930	1723	1661	1687	1713	1836	1728	1535	1164	992	876	827	469	437
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	SW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				11:11PM1.30m				12:01PM1.11m				00:35AM1.34m				1:20PM1.20m				1:44AM1.43m
Low Tide	4:27PM0.49m					5:49AM0.47m				5:57PM0.47m				7:07AM0.38m				7:18PM0.39m					8:09AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—
	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	3	2	2
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	16	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	19
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	15	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSE 7	SSW 12
kJ	226	2136	2345	3314	3731	3400	3048	2763	2684	2200	1930	1723	1661	1687	1713	1836	1728	1535	1164	992	876	827	243	437
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 4	ENE 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSE 8
kJ	6	6	6	6	8	8	16	16	7	14	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	14	8	13	469	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	—	ENE 8	E 8	SW 18
kJ	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	14	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ESE 7
kJ	1550	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	14	25	16	33	30	285
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75	301	137	71	73	73	1	1	73	525
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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