Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

19.6° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Evening (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	0	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	542	497	488	480	393	434	627	857	982	802	669	581	458	382	325	251	304	514	606	560	339	861	256	412
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	NE	ENE	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				8:05AM1.14m				8:42PM1.23m				8:59AM1.03m				9:45PM1.13m				10:32AM0.96m
Low Tide		2:10AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m				3:01AM0.57m				3:00PM0.57m				4:17AM0.64m				4:24PM0.66m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	17	18	17	16	15	15	14	15	22	24	21	18	14	14	14	16	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	11	17	17	16	15	14	13	11	12	18	21	19	14	11	11	11	14	16	14	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	542	497	488	480	393	393	441	857	982	802	669	581	458	382	121	121	131	514	606	560	339	142	161	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	SE 12	ESE 12
kJ	215	163	111	298	366	434	627	433	286	384	390	341	347	309	325	251	304	102	83	177	142	41	140	91
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 6	E 9	E 9	ESE 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	17	91	214	103	75	8	7	7	158	7	6	7	—	—	255	251	251	180	180	69	55	—	34	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 7	SSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	13	21	33	55	96	—	10	18	32	62	67	97	861	256	412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles 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	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	289	152	1	1	1	1	1	72	160	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Haga-Haga	Whispering Waves	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Queensberry Bay	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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