Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 393 | 434 | 627 | 857 | 982 | 802 | 669 | 581 | 458 | 346 | 325 | 251 | 278 | 482 | 461 | 604 | 339 | 254 | 229 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.14m | 8:42PM1.23m | 8:59AM1.03m | 9:45PM1.13m | 10:32AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.45m | 3:01AM0.57m | 3:00PM0.57m | 4:17AM0.64m | 4:24PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 480 | 393 | 393 | 386 | 857 | 982 | 802 | 669 | 581 | 458 | 346 | 107 | 105 | 131 | 482 | 461 | 604 | 339 | 254 | 161 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 366 | 434 | 627 | 433 | 400 | 436 | 390 | 341 | 347 | 309 | 325 | 251 | 278 | 105 | 85 | 87 | 71 | 142 | 110 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 75 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | — | — | 255 | 251 | 251 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 142 | 55 | 41 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 50 | 90 | — | 12 | 31 | 50 | 40 | 84 | 115 | 111 | 229 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 289 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 160 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
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