Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SW 15 | S 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 601 | 502 | 464 | 729 | 522 | 423 | 430 | 392 | 415 | 713 | 794 | 778 | 643 | 643 | 544 | 624 | 847 | 921 | 843 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.32m | 1:34AM1.29m | 1:56PM1.49m | 2:13AM1.42m | 2:30PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.39m | 7:40AM0.29m | 8:12PM0.24m | 8:15AM0.17m | 8:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 31 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 718 | 601 | 502 | 464 | 356 | 363 | 325 | 392 | 392 | 400 | 394 | 241 | 354 | 74 | 376 | 544 | 624 | 301 | 921 | 226 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | — | — | 36 | 82 | 150 | 186 | 125 | 112 | 107 | 713 | 66 | 99 | 342 | 62 | 35 | 194 | 464 | 219 | 843 | 711 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 19 | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SSW 18 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 415 | 36 | — | 243 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 559 | 177 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 220 | 202 | 415 | 729 | 522 | 423 | 430 | 312 | 258 | — | 794 | 778 | 643 | 643 | 739 | 213 | 847 | 247 | 241 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 76 | 403 | 430 | 484 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 904 | 352 | 368 | 375 | 352 | 290 | 152 | 290 | 160 | 1 | 0 |
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