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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1312121288891111101019181615141481211101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29526818414420517317725179787316035120232331305318471816653460569512
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
NE
5
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.00
1:21PM
1.15
2:03AM
1.10
2:11PM
1.25
2:44AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.61
6:52AM
0.64
7:52PM
0.52
7:56AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.41
8:39AM
0.45
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:13-------5:13--
Sunset7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---1211----
Temp. °C252221212124272827242424222324242221212120202121
Feels °C (?)262424232325262727262823202120212018202019192020
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