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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
1
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)121111111114131313131312121212888877788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9887135334573813233133042862862772372303539469137259163181167172151128
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
0
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.66
5:25AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
5:55AM
1.73
6:06PM
1.53
6:28AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.02
11:09PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:38PM
-0.02
12:05PM
0.09
12:09AM
0.06
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:51-----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-----112-----------
Temp. °C262626252424232426262625242323232627272524242325
Feels °C (?)272729302828262628272928272626253029302826252426
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