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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
177 | 177 | 177 | 282 | 443 | 443 | 98 | 414 | 347 | 246 | 706 | 1311 | 1599 | 1659 | 1865 | 2090 | 2150 | 2321 | 2460 | 2802 | 3772 | 5327 | 7312 | 4404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.22m | 12:46PM1.13m | 1:13AM1.35m | 1:34PM1.24m | 1:52AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.52m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:36AM0.39m | 7:34PM0.34m | 8:11AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
177 | 177 | 177 | 282 | 443 | 443 | 499 | 414 | 347 | 246 | 207 | 161 | 167 | 133 | 102 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 4769 | 4404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
53 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 3 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 10 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | W 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 16 | 98 | 1 | 52 | 216 | 706 | 1311 | 1599 | 1659 | 1865 | 2090 | 2150 | 2321 | 2460 | 2802 | 3772 | 5327 | 7312 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 269 | 430 | 615 | 780 | 1069 | 405 | 104 | 104 | 109 | 168 | 352 | 489 | 489 | 290 | 29 |
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