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Whacky Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 1AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
7565 | 5914 | 7651 | 3066 | 2547 | 2008 | 757 | 663 | 1211 | 1072 | 1072 | 730 | 730 | 2610 | 2945 | 3052 | 2930 | 2680 | 2410 | 2160 | 1792 | 1430 | 1269 | 1127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.56m | 2:03PM1.41m | 2:19AM1.67m | 2:45PM1.50m | 3:00AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.18m | 8:38AM0.07m | 8:42PM0.10m | 9:18AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | — | — | 3503 | 3066 | 2547 | 2008 | 757 | 663 | 1211 | 1072 | 1072 | 730 | 730 | 2610 | 2945 | 3052 | 2930 | 2680 | 2410 | 2160 | 1792 | 1430 | 1269 | 1127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 647 | 607 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 284 | 644 | 12 | — | — | 68 | 68 | 70 | 46 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 119 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7565 | 5914 | 7651 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 932 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 404 |
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