Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.69° S 28.37° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	161	179	154	154	112	202	357	311	341	341	309	245	240	240	216	216	161	134	128	108	87	88	90
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					4:48PM1.70m					5:11AM1.53m				5:27PM1.57m				5:53AM1.43m				6:10PM1.41m
Low Tide			10:34AM0.04m					11:02PM0.05m				11:13AM0.13m				11:41PM0.16m				11:56AM0.27m


	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	21	21	21	19	18	18	17	20	22	22	21	19	19	18	17	20	22	23	22	20	20
Feels °C	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	18	18	17	17	15	16	15	14	16	17	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	161	179	154	154	112	202	357	311	341	341	309	245	240	240	216	216	161	134	128	108	86	88	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	103	89	6	6	79	64	62	52	52	96	162	204	214	119	181	178	132	130	99	91	87	85	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 19	SSW 20	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 7	—	—	—
kJ	5	16	4	4	22	20	19	19	18	17	16	20	18	139	37	28	62	59	58	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	86	82	74	74	—	—	51	55	28	98	193	255	311	339	344	344	432	545	560	560	525
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	1	72	72	290	290	5	1	1	1	86	540	403	403	403	324	307	300	300	352	352	352	300	324
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mpame
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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