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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131313121212131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284426142396215416351610202319952293219021241701104710318141107991888888759643522432425
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassonononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50AM
1.25
2:14PM
1.38
2:26AM
1.37
2:46PM
1.52
2:57AM
1.47
3:14PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.36
8:27PM
0.33
8:34AM
0.23
8:57PM
0.21
9:01AM
0.13
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset------5:59-------6:00-------6:00-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716171818181817171617191919191919181924232221
Feels °C (?)161614151413141615151516161414131314131420181921
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Whacky Point (light winds from the W at SHIP2245 23 km from Whacky Point). A 3.6m groundswell from the SSW is too big for here

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23 km away, 3 h 14 min ago

7 km/h
W
0.0
19.3
Air / Water (°C)
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