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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
24.6° 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 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121211111161111111313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408341304247218215166151151151149143115245290301347268216212212172222180
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
20
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
E
20
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
SW
5
E
5
NE
15
NE
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoncrossoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.62
4:23AM
1.76
4:33PM
1.64
4:50AM
1.76
5:00PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.02
10:35PM
-0.04
10:58AM
0.03
11:01PM
-0.00
11:23AM
0.08
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:58--
Sunset6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------45713-----
Temp. °C252321202121242626242222232426272521212222232525
Feels °C (?)222323222222262625232224242528282822242523252423
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