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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
1.2
E
7
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.5
SW
16
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
138
141
100
98
132
95
92
198
116
121
84
104
102
97
88
82
111
80
71
74
121
119
117
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM1.21m
8:33PM1.25m
8:53AM1.09m
9:58PM1.22m
10:26AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.41m
2:51AM0.56m
3:08PM0.48m
4:28AM0.59m
4:32PM0.51m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
20
19
21
17
18
17
17
16
15
17
17
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
128
138
124
106
109
91
75
75
198
116
84
84
82
82
56
55
53
111
80
71
68
121
119
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
157
110
141
100
78
33
47
40
53
45
26
18
20
28
97
26
25
51
23
21
48
82
84
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
90
87
84
82
98
132
95
92
50
21
121
56
104
102
21
88
82
84
79
49
74
48
30
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
12
21
83
128
67
52
47
32
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
86
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
152
72
19
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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