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Whacky Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
196 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 264 | 253 | 222 | 167 | 162 | 214 | 242 | 229 | 186 | 138 | 131 | 138 | 136 | 122 | 169 | 61 | 51 | 163 | 149 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.40m | 4:00AM1.48m | 4:24PM1.41m | 4:32AM1.46m | 4:57PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | 10:12AM0.19m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 82 | 190 | 190 | 196 | 264 | 253 | 222 | 85 | 72 | 68 | 56 | 229 | 186 | 138 | 108 | 110 | 94 | 82 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 37 | 167 | 162 | 214 | 242 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 131 | 138 | 136 | 122 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 63 | 32 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 26 | 66 | 111 | 131 | 107 | 152 | 118 | 94 | 87 | 73 | 66 | 80 | 160 | 201 | — | — | 169 | 115 | 190 | 163 | 149 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 5 | 107 | 300 | 300 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 403 | 269 | 352 | 0 | 0 |
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