Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 183 | 133 | 120 | 85 | 62 | 93 | 144 | 75 | 177 | 172 | 142 | 84 | 81 | 115 | 104 | 98 | 128 | 269 | 554 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.22m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:17PM1.38m | 2:24AM1.39m | 2:42PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:03AM0.34m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:28AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 183 | 133 | 120 | 85 | 61 | 345 | 300 | 272 | 238 | 172 | 142 | 121 | 127 | 85 | 67 | 98 | 128 | 142 | 133 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 20 | 44 | 76 | 62 | 93 | 144 | 75 | 103 | 134 | 55 | 65 | 81 | 115 | 104 | 63 | 92 | 106 | 554 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 20 | 43 | 13 | 46 | 65 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 269 | 124 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 149 | 284 | 397 | 423 | 405 | 498 | 508 | — | 177 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 190 | 49 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 324 | 403 | 307 | 289 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 352 | 76 | 72 |
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