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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
3
2
1
1
4
5
5
5
4
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131515141414141414131313131313131415171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2519292019271724135111591042102883390224943759506725582763334834063699500545934051359431752874
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
15
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
SW
20
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.51
5:53AM
1.54
6:18PM
1.39
6:37AM
1.36
7:10PM
1.25
7:34AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.15
12:07PM
0.20
12:22AM
0.31
12:52PM
0.35
1:18AM
0.48
1:55PM
0.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C231916161517232322191715161620201917161515161820
Feels °C (?)151513131114201820161210101012111113131213151515
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whacky Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest