Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.2°C

Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	S 6	SW 14	S 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	82	78	73	72	71	69	54	39	30	30	37	40	71	68	102	167	162	139	108	106	79	94	121	94
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	N	SSE	ESE	NE	NE	WNW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	S	SSE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide			6:43AM1.30m				7:03PM1.24m				7:55AM1.18m					8:26PM1.08m				9:49AM1.13m				10:34PM1.03m
Low Tide	00:26AM0.30m				12:50PM0.43m				1:23AM0.44m					2:10PM0.58m				2:52AM0.55m				4:23PM0.63m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	3	7	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	22	20	19	19	17	16	15	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	23	23	24	23	23	23	20	20	18	19	19	19	15	17	15	15	15	17	16	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 10
kJ	81	541	475	414	370	54	376	314	310	244	211	153	116	116	83	71	65	139	100	66	51	51	121	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 14	E 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 7	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	82	78	56	56	56	69	54	39	30	19	37	40	71	68	39	102	162	41	44	39	38	94	40	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	41	75	73	72	71	69	46	31	30	30	35	18	54	53	102	58	45	111	108	106	79	73	71	94
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	597	875	753	687	608	428	605	573	—	4	39	80	88	55	62	167	156	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	4	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	107	1	0	1	352	107	4	0	1	19	0	1	76	76	289	28	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast		Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point	Whispering Waves			Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)		Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)		4	4	1			4	3	2	2	1	2	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	2	4	3	2	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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