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Whispering Waves Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whispering Waves surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whispering Waves today?
The current surf forecast for Whispering Waves at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whispering Waves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
246 | 636 | 1906 | 2166 | 1570 | 1509 | 2324 | 2321 | 2545 | 2791 | 3213 | 3628 | 4061 | 7429 | 8104 | 5295 | 7188 | 6839 | 6419 | 5725 | 5296 | 4313 | 3662 | 2884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.24m | 1:52AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:24AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.39m | 7:34PM0.34m | 8:11AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.20m | 8:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 246 | 183 | 167 | 135 | 104 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4862 | 5497 | 5295 | 7188 | 6839 | 6419 | 5725 | 5296 | 4313 | 3662 | 2884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 1756 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 79 | 61 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 205 | 636 | 1906 | 2166 | 1570 | 1509 | 2324 | 2321 | 2545 | 2791 | 3213 | 3628 | 4061 | 7429 | 8104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 129 | 328 | 485 | 756 | 779 | 925 | 925 | 115 | 103 | 168 | 354 | 404 | 525 | 489 | 351 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 290 | 291 | 6 |
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