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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
1.8
SE
2
SSE
2
ESE
1.3
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1113121299888115666101010567771413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57339494158197147101775610814311311967656465207361342155210303
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
15
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
N
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
20
SE
5
S
5
SSE
20
ESE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononononglassoffglasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.42
6:45AM
1.49
6:49PM
1.30
7:12AM
1.36
7:15PM
1.18
7:40AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.23
12:26AM
0.18
12:53PM
0.33
12:53AM
0.30
1:21PM
0.44
1:20AM
0.44
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:35-------5:37
Sunset--7:06-------7:05-------7:04-----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---1111-3------5133224311-
Temp. °C262625242222222323272624242324252423222323232223
Feels °C (?)242425272424252425262625272727292526252325262526
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