Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 SAST
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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
24.3° 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 5AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
S
1.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1413121212111111111413131313131212121298887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20661942156912489887215334573813233133042862862772372302262225873105251324
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
WSW
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.77
5:04PM
1.66
5:25AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
5:55AM
1.73
6:06PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
-0.06
11:02AM
0.02
11:09PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:38PM
-0.02
12:05PM
0.09
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---5:46-------5:47-------5:48----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:51-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------12-------
Temp. °C222222242626262423232224252625242323222326272626
Feels °C (?)232424262727282626262527262828262725242629292830
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