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Whacky Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whacky Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast 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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 124mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | |
512 | 430 | 363 | 291 | 242 | 194 | 144 | 144 | 143 | 184 | 246 | 277 | 256 | 213 | 210 | 195 | 203 | 193 | 130 | 202 | 481 | 967 | 1944 | 2509 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.47m | 4:43AM1.52m | 5:03PM1.42m | 5:11AM1.44m | 5:33PM1.35m | 5:40AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.21m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 512 | 430 | 363 | 291 | 242 | 71 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 184 | 246 | 277 | 256 | 213 | 210 | 195 | 203 | 193 | 82 | 64 | 95 | 95 | 148 | 2509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SW 11 | S 17 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 19 | SW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 326 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 194 | 144 | 100 | 143 | 73 | 70 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 50 | 44 | 48 | 78 | 130 | 97 | — | 7 | 12 | 351 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | WSW 7 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 112 | 144 | 98 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 11 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 46 | 76 | 65 | 139 | 189 | — | 103 | 68 | 18 | — | 18 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 80 | 83 | 106 | 202 | 481 | 967 | 1944 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 300 | 324 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 115 | 269 | 152 | 19 | 29 |
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