Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.6°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	311	341	341	309	273	240	240	229	184	161	134	128	108	108	90	90	92	75	73	72	71	69	53	39
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:11AM1.53m				5:27PM1.57m				5:53AM1.43m				6:10PM1.41m				6:43AM1.30m				7:03PM1.24m
Low Tide	11:02PM0.05m				11:13AM0.13m				11:41PM0.16m				11:56AM0.27m				00:26AM0.30m				12:50PM0.43m


	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	20	22	23	22	20	20	19	18	20	23	24	22	21	21
Feels °C	18	18	18	19	18	17	15	16	15	15	17	18	19	19	17	18	18	18	20	22	22	20	19	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8
kJ	311	341	341	309	273	240	240	216	184	161	134	128	108	108	90	90	92	463	404	361	55	54	53	408
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SE 9
kJ	52	52	96	162	204	214	119	229	178	130	130	99	91	87	85	84	82	56	56	55	71	69	33	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	—	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 8	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	SW 12	—	SW 11
kJ	19	18	17	16	20	18	139	—	28	62	59	57	1	—	—	—	41	75	73	72	—	69	—	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	66	49	30	98	193	255	289	277	285	293	369	545	560	576	554	582	765	654	654	404	441	494	683
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	2	1	2	2	4
Distance (km)	1	1	72	540	403	403	403	324	307	300	300	352	352	352	307	290	107	2	72	289	289	352	72	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2															4	4				2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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