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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
282 | 386 | 510 | 53 | 414 | 347 | 246 | 774 | 1540 | 1938 | 1693 | 1765 | 2083 | 2113 | 2460 | 2605 | 3043 | 3881 | 5014 | 8085 | 8654 | 5893 | 6362 | 6029 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.13m | 1:13AM1.35m | 1:34PM1.24m | 1:52AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.34m | 2:24AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:36AM0.39m | 7:34PM0.34m | 8:11AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
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Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
282 | 386 | 510 | 499 | 414 | 347 | 246 | 179 | 167 | 135 | 102 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 5275 | 5497 | 5893 | 6362 | 6029 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 5 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | 667 | 53 | 95 | 60 | 232 | 774 | 1540 | 1938 | 1693 | 1765 | 2083 | 2113 | 2460 | 2605 | 3043 | 3881 | 5014 | 8085 | 8654 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 28 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 130 | 297 | 486 | 647 | 757 | 928 | 524 | 109 | 104 | 109 | 352 | 404 | 436 | 489 | 291 | 168 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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