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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121111121212121413121212121212121212121215151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134839732244338029423518122529432232231739938553254166981625412207291757955621
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
1.20
2:08AM
1.26
2:23PM
1.35
2:48AM
1.45
3:01PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.57
7:55PM
0.43
8:17AM
0.40
8:37PM
0.27
8:58AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:42---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1111
Temp. °C202022222322212020222625242322212021232321191817
Feels °C (?)181922212121212020232624232421201920212118151513
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