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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
1.1
E
7
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
1.3
SW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
127
98
132
95
257
198
195
121
84
104
102
97
158
85
84
80
71
93
91
90
88
95
114
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:33PM1.25m
8:53AM1.09m
9:58PM1.22m
10:26AM1.05m
11:19PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.41m
2:51AM0.56m
3:08PM0.48m
4:28AM0.59m
4:32PM0.51m
5:51AM0.54m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
25
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
22
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
E
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
124
127
109
91
75
257
198
195
84
84
82
24
81
158
53
51
79
71
93
91
90
88
95
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
0.7
E
12
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
SW
15
0.6
E
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
E
11
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
141
100
78
132
49
42
56
46
26
26
104
82
97
55
85
84
50
51
48
82
84
61
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
E
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
6
0.5
SW
12
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
84
82
98
74
95
50
50
46
121
56
19
102
17
58
82
81
80
21
74
48
30
30
60
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.3
E
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
10
24
34
91
128
181
56
30
27
47
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
290
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
152
72
4
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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