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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 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
23.4° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111110161515141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355224169163116114858354119178255241203160160151573211206186215178172
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
SE
5
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
5
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.00
7:51AM
1.00
10:27PM
0.93
11:18AM
0.96
12:34AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
0.59
1:36AM
0.70
2:59PM
0.69
4:42AM
0.77
5:50PM
0.64
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1--1
Temp. °C302725242322212228272524252524242626242322222221
Feels °C (?)312727252423222329262625252523242525222424222322
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