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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?

The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 9PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
3
5
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
6
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
0.5
SW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1110101310912812121316151414141414141314141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176160104839816672238170623761990247117721504135111591028102894310611495407048004728
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NW
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
SW
20
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.60
5:14AM
1.69
5:35PM
1.51
5:53AM
1.54
6:18PM
1.39
6:37AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.15
12:07PM
0.20
12:22AM
0.31
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset--5:39-------5:38-------5:37-----
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252524212422181921242218161515162222211917161516
Feels °C (?)242324211917141414151314131212131917191812121011
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