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Su·sur·rus

A soft, murmuring, or rustling sound, like the gentle whisper of leaves in the wind or the distant murmur of a stream.

"The susurrus of the tide against the shore lulled her into a drowsy calm."

From Latin susurrus (“a whisper, murmur”), itself an imitative word capturing the sound of soft rustling.

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