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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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 1.1°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 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)616151514141414131313197810101111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23136226925516916921120314213613437254378681692613504366238200146143108
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NW
20
NW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
S
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
1.59
3:26AM
1.81
3:46PM
1.64
4:01AM
1.83
4:21PM
1.65
4:36AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.01
9:41AM
-0.05
9:45PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212224303229272620181922222120212017192625
Feels °C (?)212121202123283128232317151516171917171815182523
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