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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today?

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
107
78
79
54
201
201
208
320
443
494
490
414
300
246
672
1328
1686
1625
1599
1729
2000
1989
4780
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
SE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
5
NNE
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:28AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
12:46PM1.13m
1:13AM1.35m
1:34PM1.24m
1:52AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.55m
6:49AM0.52m
6:49PM0.44m
7:36AM0.39m
7:34PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
28
30
25
24
25
24
23
26
31
32
26
24
25
20
18
17
18
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
26
29
25
24
24
24
22
26
31
33
27
27
24
15
13
9
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
218
218
78
79
238
201
201
208
320
443
494
490
414
300
246
179
164
133
133
102
102
77
75
2502
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
109
107
6
6
54
53
33
36
14
32
19
19
16
15
4
3
3
3
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
19
18
4
17
1
2
5
15
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
11
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
311
251
253
331
103
68
206
672
1328
1686
1625
1599
1729
2000
1989
4780
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
1
86
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
72
0
0
137
329
486
647
780
946
352
104
120
109
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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