Whacky Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (17 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	439	439	512	711	1016	1294	1443	1598	1413	1449	876	824	1081	796	638	712	634	1127	1230	1387	1365	1275	1118	956
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	N	N	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:34PM1.56m				5:48AM1.51m				6:22PM1.53m				6:33AM1.40m				7:11PM1.46m				7:20AM1.29m
Low Tide		11:17AM0.07m				11:41PM0.19m				12:00PM0.12m				00:30AM0.27m				12:44PM0.19m				1:21AM0.37m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—
	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	18	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	17	18	16	18	17	16	15	14	16	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	15	17	17	15	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12
kJ	439	439	512	711	1016	1294	1443	1598	1413	1449	876	824	1081	796	638	712	634	1127	1230	1387	1365	1275	1118	956
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 7	E 10	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	51	33	22	22	14	18	4	8	180	80	499	487	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 6	E 10	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	9	8	8	9	4	4	8	3	8	7	16	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	49	62	68	102	181	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	115	72	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	4	4	7	4	4	5

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