Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

20.3°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	78	73	72	71	69	53	39	30	30	37	40	68	68	102	102	162	142	138	125	96	98	94	140
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	SSE	SE	NE	NNE	W	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E	ESE	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		6:43AM1.30m				7:03PM1.24m				7:55AM1.18m					8:26PM1.08m				9:49AM1.13m				10:34PM1.03m
Low Tide				12:50PM0.43m				1:23AM0.44m					2:10PM0.58m				2:52AM0.55m				4:23PM0.63m


	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	18	21	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	23	22	20	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	24	23	24	24	24	23	22	21	17	20	19	17	17	17	16	17	16	15	16	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	541	475	414	370	54	322	314	310	244	181	144	116	92	83	63	86	60	62	125	96	94	92	118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 14	E 8	ENE 7	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	78	56	56	56	69	53	39	30	19	37	40	68	68	67	58	162	48	43	106	78	98	94	140
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 8	SW 13	SW 13	E 10	E 10	NE 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	75	73	72	71	55	46	31	30	30	35	18	54	53	102	102	28	142	138	73	51	14	30	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	—	SW 3	SW 5	SW 6	SSW 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 5	E 6
kJ	933	753	670	593	370	519	530	—	6	66	102	90	83	89	80	—	—	—	68	67	73	17	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	1	0	1	1	72	1	0	1	28	76	76	367	290	289	0	0	1	107	152	152	72	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Kei Mouth	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)				Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga				Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	1				2	2	2				2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dias Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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