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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 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
24.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 10AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
ESE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)101616151010141312121211111111141013131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4706576666325756092066194215691245988632533457381323313299341341277260230274
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
1.66
4:55AM
1.77
5:04PM
1.66
5:25AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.05
10:41PM
-0.06
11:02AM
0.02
11:09PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:38PM
-0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:45-------5:46-------5:47------
Sunset----6:53-------6:52-------6:52---
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202326262524222221232526262423232324252424232322
Feels °C (?)202325252324232422242526272624252426272525242624
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