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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)14131313131313131414141399998888881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9246614444444341100103136120846699575476368313101217173147456456
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
35
NE
10
NNE
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.59
4:18AM
1.72
4:32PM
1.58
4:43AM
1.67
4:57PM
1.53
5:07AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
0.03
10:05PM
0.04
10:27AM
0.04
10:31PM
0.06
10:52AM
0.07
10:56PM
0.12
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------5:58-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-36311
Temp. °C252524232221212226272524242322232523252321201919
Feels °C (?)222120201918181922222225222323252725272622191818
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