Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 413 | 309 | 219 | 209 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 403 | 114 | 114 | 64 | 65 | 154 | 227 | 215 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.73m | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:25PM1.68m | 4:40AM1.54m | 4:51PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.06m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 407 | 413 | 309 | 219 | 250 | 346 | 149 | 147 | 477 | 510 | 456 | 344 | 281 | 185 | 151 | 119 | 140 | 143 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 209 | 152 | 55 | 55 | 144 | 142 | 403 | 83 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 70 | 227 | 215 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 83 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 114 | 64 | 65 | 137 | 46 | 20 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 521 | 560 | 562 | 398 | 524 | 699 | 346 | 423 | — | 12 | 124 | 145 | — | — | — | 154 | 25 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 111 | 137 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 290 | 130 | 72 | 72 |
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