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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4949
4320
3847
3412
3015
2558
1826
1496
1138
854
643
522
355
258
203
142
106
107
109
109
79
79
55
54
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:34AM1.18m
8:32PM1.12m
9:13AM1.04m
10:45PM1.11m
11:28AM1.04m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.48m
1:55PM0.50m
2:51AM0.63m
3:43PM0.59m
5:21AM0.64m
5:42PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
21
23
23
21
20
19
19
22
28
29
25
24
23
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
18
17
17
20
27
27
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4949
4320
3847
3412
3015
2558
1826
1496
1138
854
643
522
355
258
203
142
429
460
483
434
79
79
55
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
106
107
109
109
5
6
6
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
1.2
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
25
13
54
92
143
164
209
304
384
407
314
378
680
798
731
705
534
692
660
713
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
72
352
858
403
403
297
368
324
300
300
352
324
72
19
4
4
4
1
152
291
289
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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