Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whacky Point sea temperature is

21.6° 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 (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 4AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (28 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (28 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	1	1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	ESE 9	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1231	1235	1094	1257	1056	905	818	807	785	682	621	530	443	425	522	522	594	732	660	623	553	535	703	853
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		3:12AM1.39m				3:38PM1.39m				3:43AM1.47m				4:07PM1.48m				4:12AM1.52m				4:36PM1.55m
Low Tide				9:26AM0.25m				9:37PM0.30m				9:54AM0.16m				10:07PM0.24m				10:22AM0.10m				10:37PM0.19m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	12	11	4	7	3	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	—	2	1	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	12	11	12	12	11	12	12	10	10	11	12	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	12	12	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	1231	1235	1094	1257	1056	905	818	807	785	682	344	238	191	383	352	268	340	595	660	623	553	535	703	853
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 15	E 9	SSE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	36	14	15	27	15	15	23	196	165	165	206	530	192	425	522	251	183	553	586	595	508	501	447	373
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 11	NE 7	—	NE 7	S 13	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 14	E 10	SW 14	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	22	13	—	7	3	—	12	11	3	621	117	443	171	171	522	594	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	307	514	617	495	559	514	441	264	302	382	—	140	—	—	—	—	—	732	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	352	137	352	352	540	540	540	352	269	269	269	19	99	72	72	19	0	0	0	76	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4										4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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