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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
6
3
2
1
2
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121215151415151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3173995415325756698161080269736953385315758643114295731142774203315341189994805606528
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
1.35
2:48AM
1.45
3:01PM
1.48
3:23AM
1.60
3:34PM
1.57
3:54AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.27
8:58AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.13
9:40PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:56--
Sunset6:43-------6:42-------6:40-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322212121232420191717171821212119181817192325
Feels °C (?)232322202019202215141212111214131517171715171820
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