Whacky Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
S
6
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
357
538
682
934
1175
1370
1301
1072
874
569
465
383
365
158
394
191
188
622
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
N
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.63m
6:14AM1.43m
6:36PM1.50m
6:51AM1.29m
7:18PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.18m
12:18PM0.19m
00:51AM0.30m
12:56PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
3
14
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
22
22
20
19
17
Feels °C
19
19
17
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
17
17
19
18
20
19
18
15
14
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