Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

19.7° C

Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	457	272	382	515	663	865	655	800	819	1164	1391	657	646	570	561	514	505	456	393	400	519	627	869
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	E	SE	ESE	SW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	SSW	SSE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSE	ENE	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross	cross-on
High Tide						7:18PM1.48m				7:24AM1.26m				7:57PM1.36m					8:05AM1.14m				8:42PM1.23m
Low Tide				12:53PM0.20m				1:29AM0.37m				1:29PM0.32m					2:10AM0.48m				2:08PM0.45m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	19	20	18	17	16	16	14	14	18	20	19	17	15	14	14	13	17	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	14	13	18	18	17	16	13	12	10	11	16	16	16	16	13	13	13	11	16	17	18	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	457	272	382	515	663	865	655	800	819	689	712	657	646	570	561	514	505	456	393	400	365	627	869
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSW 10	S 11	S 10	SW 9	E 10	SE 14	SW 12	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	97	204	224	162	64	50	218	112	53	494	411	284	192	161	294	215	163	128	298	362	519	359	353
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	E 10	SW 8	E 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	71	215	154	103	70	35	56	56	30	52	102	68	101	99	30	17	91	214	103	75	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 4	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	142	24	488	1164	1391	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	19	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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