Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 953 | 1258 | 390 | 458 | 1103 | 1534 | 1883 | 1933 | 1630 | 1408 | 1230 | 1109 | 645 | 557 | 444 | 445 | 298 | 209 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 88 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.60m | 2:54AM1.47m | 3:04PM1.62m | 3:24AM1.50m | 3:33PM1.61m | 3:53AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.13m | 8:51AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.10m | 9:21AM0.16m | 9:44PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | 6:39 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 390 | 458 | 1103 | 1534 | 1883 | 1933 | 1630 | 1408 | 1230 | 1109 | 645 | 557 | 444 | 380 | 298 | 209 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 78 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 27 | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | — | 17 | 60 | 57 | 88 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 31 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 953 | 1258 | 175 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | 162 | 309 | 328 | 445 | 704 | 816 | 880 | 974 | 931 | 781 | 1003 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 352 | 404 | 1 | 540 | 1 | 517 | 76 | 898 | 269 | 329 | 269 | 269 | 152 | 184 | 297 | 324 | 403 | 403 | 307 | 290 | 152 | 4 |
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