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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
6
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111212121214131212121212121212121212151514151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3224432942942351812252943223224053993851009541658816967238132713338311456055120
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
1.20
2:08AM
1.26
2:23PM
1.35
2:48AM
1.45
3:01PM
1.48
3:23AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.43
8:17AM
0.40
8:37PM
0.27
8:58AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset--6:44-------6:43-------6:42-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------111---
Temp. °C232323232120202227252423222120212424202018181718
Feels °C (?)232221222120202327242323212020192221161515131113
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