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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 26 Jan 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111112121212121212121212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341341336280265512256261314341330579251260264336451513521513546536479479
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
NE
20
ENE
25
E
10
ESE
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
1.34
8:50PM
1.09
9:45AM
1.23
10:40PM
1.01
11:42AM
1.19
12:48AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.49
2:57AM
0.49
4:26PM
0.57
4:43AM
0.58
6:29PM
0.54
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-5:22-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----7:13-------7:12-------7:12---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C232629292825252423242324232221202022242524232322
Feels °C (?)243030303225262622232223222422222225252424232624
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