Whacky Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1.3
S
10
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
2.1
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
361
1361
1301
1421
1908
2143
2270
711
1172
948
777
676
553
361
486
314
303
350
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.34m
7:40AM1.13m
8:22PM1.17m
9:21AM0.99m
10:47PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.45m
1:48PM0.50m
2:59AM0.60m
3:39PM0.65m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
12
9
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
22
13
12
14
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
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