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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 01 Feb 2026 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
22.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)--
Afternoon (02 Feb)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)15161616151514141313131212121212121261111999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168419353565429418482352309304269241187184184173161158110109109177180214
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
1.59
4:13AM
1.65
4:23PM
1.63
4:47AM
1.71
4:56PM
1.63
5:19AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.03
10:19AM
0.09
10:32PM
-0.02
10:54AM
0.07
11:03PM
-0.03
11:26AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----5:30-------5:31-------5:31--
Sunset7:08-------7:08-------7:07-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-111--111----
Temp. °C242322212124262525242424242526262524242424252727
Feels °C (?)242424222226272526252627272827262525262727282827
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