Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	3731	3400	3048	2961	2684	2200	1930	1872	1661	1661	1713	1661	1497	1423	1254	992	976	925	469	437	422	413	436	408
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	NNW	NE	ENE	E	E	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:01PM1.11m				00:35AM1.34m				1:20PM1.20m				1:44AM1.43m					2:22PM1.33m
Low Tide		5:49AM0.47m				5:57PM0.47m				7:07AM0.38m				7:18PM0.39m					8:09AM0.27m				8:23PM0.29m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	1
Temp °C	16	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	10	13	13	13	15	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	16	15	15	16	10	12	12	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	3731	3400	3048	2961	2684	2200	1930	1872	1661	1661	1713	1661	1497	1423	1254	992	976	925	469	437	422	331	268	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	SSE 7	SW 18	S 18	SSE 7	S 12	SW 16
kJ	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	11	6	8	5	3	8	151	12	6	29	3	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	—	—	—	SW 16	—
kJ	8	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	15	15	14	—	—	—	10	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	25	26	10	20	11	277	414	413	436	408
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	52	152	152	99	72	0	0	0	0	404	403	72	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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