Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 682 | 637 | 580 | 586 | 520 | 458 | 467 | 486 | 569 | 973 | 663 | 396 | 388 | 530 | 412 | 406 | 290 | 342 | 253 | 239 | 368 | 690 | 715 | 518 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.62m | 4:42PM1.65m | 4:55AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.67m | 5:34AM1.56m | 6:02PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.02m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:42AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 682 | 637 | 580 | 586 | 520 | 458 | 467 | 486 | 524 | 533 | 457 | 396 | 388 | 375 | 302 | 296 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 690 | 715 | 518 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 96 | 188 | 216 | 225 | 229 | 120 | 530 | 412 | 406 | 281 | 342 | 253 | 219 | 368 | 198 | 198 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 68 | 121 | 255 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 69 | 295 | 569 | 973 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whacky Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest