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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
22.7° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
106 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 78 | 79 | 54 | 201 | 201 | 213 | 320 | 434 | 494 | 417 | 414 | 300 | 246 | 706 | 1526 | 1617 | 1388 | 1630 | 1661 | 1965 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.04m | 00:19AM1.22m | 12:46PM1.13m | 1:13AM1.35m | 1:34PM1.24m | 1:52AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.55m | 6:49AM0.52m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:36AM0.39m | 7:34PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
18 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
295 | 259 | 218 | 218 | 78 | 79 | 238 | 201 | 201 | 213 | 320 | 434 | 494 | 417 | 414 | 300 | 246 | 211 | 206 | 171 | 133 | 133 | 102 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
106 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 53 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
544 | — | — | 348 | 286 | 253 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 78 | 78 | 187 | 706 | 1526 | 1617 | 1388 | 1630 | 1661 | 1965 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 352 | 486 | 615 | 757 | 930 | 602 | 120 | 104 |
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