Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.4°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 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). 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 Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	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	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	341	341	309	273	240	240	229	216	161	134	128	108	106	108	96	94	78	73	72	71	56	40	31
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	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				11:13AM0.13m				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	17	20	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	20	22	23	22	20	20	19	18	20	23	24	22	22	21
Feels °C	16	18	19	18	17	15	16	15	16	17	18	19	18	17	18	17	17	19	21	22	19	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ENE 8
kJ	341	341	309	273	240	240	216	216	161	134	128	108	106	108	96	94	78	59	59	55	54	40	554
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	SW 19	SSW 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	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9
kJ	52	96	221	204	214	119	229	178	130	130	99	91	87	85	84	82	75	73	72	71	50	34	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	—	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 7	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	—	SSW 12	—	SW 11
kJ	18	17	16	20	18	139	—	28	62	59	58	1	—	—	—	41	10	21	34	—	56	—	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	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	—	49	27	94	186	230	242	268	277	285	358	531	627	644	691	672	597	527	541	650	650	619	897
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	3	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	1	72	858	403	403	324	307	307	300	300	489	603	603	324	324	152	19	72	290	289	289	152	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays															Queensberry Bay	Igoda					Kei Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2															4	4					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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