Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 216 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 106 | 103 | 127 | 230 | 189 | 171 | 230 | 264 | 673 | 892 | 1192 | 1336 | 1321 | 1083 | 915 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.45m | 5:21AM1.37m | 5:28PM1.37m | 5:54AM1.29m | 5:59PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.22m | 11:21AM0.34m | 11:41PM0.30m | 11:54AM0.44m | 00:17AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | 6:44 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 225 | 216 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 106 | 103 | 127 | 99 | 74 | 73 | 149 | 143 | 673 | 892 | 1192 | 1336 | 1321 | 1083 | 915 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 81 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 9 | — | 18 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | — | — | 79 | 74 | 71 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 38 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 44 | 33 | — | 84 | 230 | 189 | 171 | 230 | 264 | — | — | 52 | 56 | 66 | 100 | 158 | 171 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 324 | 300 | 184 | 1 | 0 | 403 | 115 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1991 | 540 | 329 | 375 | 406 |
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