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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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 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 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (11 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111115151818171616141414131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339339278269215145109811044659176229291344236226207172167213207207201
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.11
7:15AM
1.11
7:29PM
0.96
8:03AM
0.96
12:31AM
0.88
12:49PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.55
1:38PM
0.64
1:38AM
0.70
3:49PM
0.76
6:18AM
0.79
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:28-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221191920232423222120192024252422211919212627
Feels °C (?)201919171617181919181717161619212018181718202526
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