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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 3.7°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 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)61110101918161514147121010128887101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246787317835120232331362318299948730502243208256256214188186220216175
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
20
ENE
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.10
2:11PM
1.25
2:44AM
1.21
2:50PM
1.35
3:18AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.52
7:56AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.41
8:39AM
0.45
9:07PM
0.30
9:15AM
0.35
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:13-------5:13-------5:15--
Sunset7:16-------7:16-------7:16-------
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11---1111-11---------
Temp. °C282525232323252523222222212122222222222221222324
Feels °C (?)262627212020222321212122202021212222232322232323
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