Whacky Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.3° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
791
573
707
769
753
736
828
742
481
430
364
347
339
387
589
674
621
486
400
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:05PM1.09m
7:28AM0.96m
8:05PM0.94m
12:14PM0.90m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.64m
1:38PM0.73m
3:59AM0.75m
6:19PM0.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
19
22
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
19
22
21
21
20
21
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