Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

20.3°C

Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31					Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	72	71	69	53	53	30	30	37	40	68	68	102	102	162	142	121	125	159	156	140	110
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	NE	NNE	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	W	SW	WSW	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				7:03PM1.24m				7:55AM1.18m					8:26PM1.08m				9:49AM1.13m				10:34PM1.03m
Low Tide		12:50PM0.43m				1:23AM0.44m					2:10PM0.58m				2:52AM0.55m				4:23PM0.63m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	3	1	1	—	2	5	4	3	2	2
Temp °C	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	22	22	20	19	19	17	16	16	15	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	23	24	24	24	22	21	22	18	19	20	19	17	16	16	15	16	15	17	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 14	SSE 6	SW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 10
kJ	414	370	54	322	259	259	232	176	140	116	92	81	62	162	54	108	125	159	156	121	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	E 7	E 10	SW 13	SSE 6	S 6	SW 12	S 7
kJ	56	56	69	53	53	30	19	37	40	68	68	63	57	37	40	54	83	37	27	140	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 11	SW 13	E 10	SSW 6	SSW 13	SW 12	S 6	E 10
kJ	72	71	69	46	31	30	30	30	15	54	53	102	102	65	142	52	22	106	118	27	66
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	SW 2	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	SE 7	SE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	670	593	370	519	—	1	9	37	82	77	49	51	43	49	80	121	38	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	1	1	19	1	0	1	1	76	1	1	290	289	152	0	0	0	0	0	72	72	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves				Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Igoda	Igoda	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	2	2	2	1	1	1				2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	3	2	3	2	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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