Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.9° C

Whacky Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (29 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	785	682	538	589	505	474	551	522	594	595	632	632	660	674	584	519	508	508	572	508	469	469	445	506
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		3:43AM1.47m				4:07PM1.48m				4:12AM1.52m				4:36PM1.55m				4:40AM1.55m					5:04PM1.60m
Low Tide				9:54AM0.16m				10:07PM0.24m				10:22AM0.10m				10:37PM0.19m				10:49AM0.06m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	1	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	16	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	14	13	12	13	14	13	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	785	264	280	195	505	474	551	489	500	535	632	632	660	674	584	519	508	508	572	508	469	469	445	506
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	12	682	538	530	192	153	522	522	594	595	586	586	508	501	447	440	373	368	373	362	332	253	167	126
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	S 12	—	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	11	3	—	443	425	449	339	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—
kJ	710	475	384	589	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	352	317	317	329	137	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	858	1	1	76	76	19	72	517	527	540	184	19
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Rating (10 max)					4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3	3	4	3				3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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