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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 22 Jan 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121412131313161616161514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23723031325018019946539031283821334761502235743496349632693224292625732151192915571274
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SSE
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.63
5:55PM
1.53
6:21AM
1.61
6:28PM
1.46
6:56AM
1.56
7:05PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.03
11:54AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.06
12:29PM
0.21
12:35AM
0.13
1:08PM
0.28
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20----
Sunset------7:15-------7:14-------7:14-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019252827252321212022232423222019192224242423
Feels °C (?)191819252928222118171718192121222019202424232323
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