
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 4AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 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 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
769 | 669 | 1011 | 742 | 611 | 433 | 417 | 417 | 549 | 501 | 445 | 422 | 425 | 399 | 377 | 511 | 731 | 774 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.53m | 3:23AM1.58m | 3:49PM1.66m | 4:01AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.04m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:34PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
769 | 669 | 426 | 359 | 611 | 433 | 338 | 239 | 180 | 142 | 122 | 422 | 347 | 318 | 280 | 410 | 731 | 774 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | E 9 |
372 | 318 | — | 113 | 269 | 260 | 160 | 183 | 181 | 214 | 170 | 322 | 75 | 399 | 377 | 511 | 124 | 29 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | S 26 | SW 25 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
68 | — | — | 13 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 27 | 267 | 336 | 69 | 408 | 47 | 265 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
300 | 537 | 1011 | 742 | 313 | 361 | 417 | 417 | 549 | 501 | 445 | — | 425 | 396 | 302 | 266 | 256 | 242 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 352 | 540 | 540 | 517 | 525 | 540 | 540 | 404 | 152 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 297 | 525 | 403 | 184 | 152 |
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