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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 2PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (28 May)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
600
587
567
573
776
929
1170
1461
1239
993
1467
1145
1145
970
857
697
678
450
318
309
304
219
212
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:13PM1.29m
2:23AM1.45m
2:48PM1.34m
2:56AM1.47m
3:20PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.31m
8:08PM0.35m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
9:11AM0.22m
9:16PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
19
18
17
17
17
16
20
21
20
18
18
17
18
16
20
20
21
22
22
20
18
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
18
18
18
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
628
600
587
567
573
776
929
1170
1461
1239
993
1467
1145
1145
970
857
697
678
450
318
309
304
219
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
10
9
15
15
14
8
4
4
4
4
6
2
42
61
56
47
36
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
4
4
4
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SW
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
3
31
79
6
3
10
24
34
37
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
120
0
300
540
1
0
1
1
1
152
152
300
5
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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