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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
22.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (22 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)77767677778131313138121212121212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277241222235285225400413482529551181178176186362169129127125125125133255
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
25
SW
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.63
6:39PM
1.41
7:04AM
1.49
7:18PM
1.26
7:48AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.06
12:40PM
0.19
12:43AM
0.19
1:18PM
0.33
1:23AM
0.36
2:09PM
0.50
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:50----
Sunset------6:50-------6:49-------6:47-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
11-----------181-21--13-
Temp. °C242323242727262424242324262522222424232327282322
Feels °C (?)252425252725242222222123252625232425252328272119
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