Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 22s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 270 | 628 | 1360 | 2257 | 3251 | 6809 | 7076 | 5258 | 4010 | 2831 | 2090 | 1640 | 1317 | 929 | 327 | 555 | 242 | 156 | 115 | 108 | 74 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:16PM1.05m | 00:51AM1.17m | 1:32PM1.24m | 1:50AM1.32m | 2:18PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.61m | 6:29PM0.60m | 7:16AM0.46m | 7:43PM0.42m | 8:04AM0.29m | 8:28PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 270 | 260 | 1360 | 2257 | 3251 | 6809 | 7076 | 5258 | 4010 | 2831 | 2090 | 1640 | 1317 | 929 | 327 | 555 | 242 | 156 | 115 | 108 | 74 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 25 | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 245 | 628 | 245 | 239 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 156 | 133 | 85 | 103 | 74 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 130 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 85 | 31 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 167 | 131 | 308 | 284 | 190 | 210 | 168 | 198 | 75 | 157 | 255 | 361 | 444 | 516 | 560 | 545 | 597 | 606 | 621 | 642 | 642 | 581 | 541 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 135 | 540 | 403 | 403 | 540 | 297 | 368 | 352 | 375 | 375 | 396 | 484 | 484 | 307 | 152 | 107 | 29 | 72 | 488 | 300 | 107 | 72 |
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