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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
5
4
3
4
3
2
1
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
S
11
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2505
3843
4753
4600
4234
3740
3319
2816
2492
1236
3759
4790
6692
6638
6898
6713
5800
5815
6536
6052
5473
4626
3880
3303
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.18m
6:53AM1.16m
7:46PM1.10m
7:56AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.32m
00:06AM0.45m
12:32PM0.41m
00:48AM0.55m
1:21PM0.50m
1:52AM0.64m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:43
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
3
2
1
5
11
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
19
18
16
16
17
15
19
20
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
16
14
14
13
14
13
15
13
15
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
13
4
S
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
2505
3843
4753
4600
4234
3740
3319
2816
2492
1236
1006
650
5329
5145
5137
5310
5291
5815
6536
6052
5473
4626
3880
3303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSE
13
0.1
SE
22
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
12
11
10
25
10
9
33
33
21
1207
1009
18
346
337
222
187
139
106
73
50
32
31
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.4
NE
8
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SE
18
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
42
16
14
15
15
42
98
263
8
51
12
12
28
41
41
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
S
11
5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
16
14
28
21
38
8
42
56
94
232
3759
4790
6692
6638
6898
6713
5800
64
60
41
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
7
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
19
19
5
0
29
29
0
1
352
352
352
317
352
352
352
290
291
352
291
29
0
5
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
7
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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