Whacky Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
19.1° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
478
453
350
268
263
194
191
160
127
124
82
90
89
84
100
155
208
203
212
196
230
261
293
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:07PM1.44m
7:12AM1.30m
7:49PM1.40m
8:00AM1.22m
8:40PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.22m
1:16AM0.38m
1:23PM0.28m
2:04AM0.42m
2:09PM0.36m
3:04AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
20
19
19
19
18
18
23
21
19
19
21
22
22
22
25
21
18
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
16
18
15
15
14
14
13
13
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
20
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
593
478
453
350
268
263
194
191
160
127
124
82
82
41
54
70
70
57
67
212
196
230
261
293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
41
33
31
22
22
27
30
27
21
22
24
25
27
80
80
48
155
208
203
54
55
58
55
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
35
26
26
25
21
21
21
21
44
59
55
73
90
89
84
100
48
47
46
13
43
22
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
3
2
18
29
50
79
88
10
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1
152
72
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
5
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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