Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 SAST
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Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.5
SW
0.7
E
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212127788888887712811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167167127125125125131192258393378525355229198164127746863133117119222
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.31
8:10PM
1.09
9:03AM
1.13
10:22PM
0.96
11:51AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
0.36
2:09PM
0.50
2:20AM
0.54
3:47PM
0.64
4:40AM
0.67
6:42PM
0.60
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:52----
Sunset------6:47-------6:46-------6:45-
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----------------------2
Temp. °C222120222824242222212123262524232120202225252422
Feels °C (?)232120222919191818191922242323242221212325252522
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