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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 1 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 220 | 202 | 192 | 178 | 79 | 241 | 57 | 55 | 39 | 616 | 1163 | 1027 | 802 | 658 | 536 | 427 | 340 | 334 | 375 | 495 | 759 | 843 | 715 | 579 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:25PM 1.31 | 2:38AM 1.39 | 3:04PM 1.46 | 3:15AM 1.49 | 3:38PM 1.58 | 3:47AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 0.37 | 8:32PM 0.36 | 8:52AM 0.23 | 9:12PM 0.24 | 9:25AM 0.12 | 9:45PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Wind reports 64 km away suggest it is still onshore at Whacky Point (light winds from the NE at East London Airport). 1.6m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.9m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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