Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 4PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
776 | 1792 | 2110 | 1289 | 1184 | 1177 | 889 | 2735 | 4476 | 5720 | 5600 | 4247 | 3017 | 2352 | 1819 | 1443 | 1245 | 657 | 670 | 771 | 809 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.34m | 2:54AM1.40m | 3:16PM1.47m | 3:21AM1.50m | 3:42PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.34m | 8:51PM0.36m | 9:04AM0.21m | 9:18PM0.24m | 9:29AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
649 | 1792 | 2110 | 1289 | 1184 | 1177 | 634 | 2735 | 4476 | 5720 | 5600 | 4247 | 3017 | 2352 | 1819 | 1443 | 1245 | 657 | 670 | 771 | 809 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — |
776 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 44 | 6 | 889 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 229 | 45 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
10 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 88 | 160 | 295 | 472 | 650 | 890 | 1179 | 1356 | 1177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 289 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 404 | 404 | 368 | 368 | 375 | 324 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
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