Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.5°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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)	E 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	251	299	210	163	190	197	192	165	165	165	154	154	112	202	357	311	273	268	262	235	271	216	229
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide					4:12PM1.77m				4:33AM1.60m				4:48PM1.70m					5:11AM1.53m				5:27PM1.57m
Low Tide			9:57AM0.00m				10:25PM-0.02m				10:34AM0.04m					11:02PM0.05m				11:13AM0.13m


	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—
mm	6	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	19	21	21	21	19	18	17	17	20	22	23	21	20	19
Feels °C	13	13	15	18	18	17	16	15	14	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	17	18	19	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 7	SSE 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	125	70	111	163	147	197	192	165	165	165	154	154	112	202	357	311	273	268	262	235	235	216	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	S 8	E 7	ENE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 11	ENE 7	SW 11	ENE 7	SW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	7	72	69	124	190	124	124	5	103	84	6	6	61	64	67	19	89	96	221	207	271	121	229
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 9	SW 8	S 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 8	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 21	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	SW 9
kJ	—	3	3	56	4	4	4	4	5	16	4	4	22	20	19	18	18	17	10	20	19	137	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 7	E 7	—	—	—	ENE 7	E 7	—	—	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	—	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	251	299	210	—	—	—	136	124	—	—	82	97	97	77	—	69	91	75	73	159	245	289	330
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	289	352	324	72	72	19	72	72	1	152	152	290	152	72	1	1	4	291	300	540	540	324	307
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast				Mpame	Mbomvu	Haga-Haga	Mbomvu	Mbotyi	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)					Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Double Mouth
Rating (10 max)				2	2	2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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