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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 Thursday 21 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | E 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
263 | 236 | 168 | 205 | 206 | 173 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 159 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 129 | 92 | 244 | 195 | 121 | 84 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.33m | 7:38AM1.21m | 8:33PM1.25m | 8:53AM1.09m | 9:58PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.30m | 1:32AM0.46m | 1:54PM0.41m | 2:51AM0.56m | 3:08PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
 kJ | 263 | 186 | 55 | 65 | 85 | 84 | 87 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 159 | 134 | 112 | 94 | 75 | 75 | 244 | 195 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 27 | 23 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | SSW 5 | E 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 93 | 76 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 27 | 84 | 117 | 116 | 110 | 84 | 82 | 134 | 25 | 129 | 40 | 84 | 31 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 102 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | E 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | SSW 6 | E 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 73 | 109 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 65 | 30 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 103 | 100 | 78 | 132 | 25 | 92 | 49 | 65 | 121 | 56 | 104 | 57 | 97 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 236 | 168 | 205 | 206 | 173 | 184 | 290 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 60 | 152 | 125 | 104 | 78 | 45 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 152 | 291 | 291 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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