Whacky Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
393
434
627
857
982
802
669
581
458
346
325
251
278
482
461
604
339
254
229
635
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:05AM1.14m
8:42PM1.23m
8:59AM1.03m
9:45PM1.13m
10:32AM0.96m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.45m
3:01AM0.57m
3:00PM0.57m
4:17AM0.64m
4:24PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
22
24
21
18
15
14
15
16
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
14
14
12
11
19
20
18
15
11
11
11
13
16
16
14
14
10
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