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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 22 Jan 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
6
6
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121214121313131616161615141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313250180177362784341838421348773133352635663566356632932926261021511929155712741137865
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SE
10
SSE
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.63
5:55PM
1.53
6:21AM
1.61
6:28PM
1.46
6:56AM
1.56
7:05PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.06
12:29PM
0.21
12:35AM
0.13
1:08PM
0.28
1:11AM
0.23
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-5:20-------5:20-------5:20------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:14---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202427272623212120222323232220191922242424232221
Feels °C (?)212527282321181717181920212220192024232423232322
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