Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 91 | 160 | 704 | 887 | 1032 | 1041 | 1198 | 1497 | 1552 | 1541 | 1567 | 1768 | 1894 | 2207 | 158 | 1670 | 145 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.79m | 4:40AM1.62m | 4:57PM1.74m | 5:08AM1.57m | 5:23PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 70 | 66 | 704 | 887 | 1032 | 938 | 892 | 749 | 584 | 443 | 437 | 321 | 246 | 236 | 158 | 1670 | 145 | 2700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 62 | 160 | 62 | 71 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 564 | 1 | — | 154 | — | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 91 | 86 | 52 | 58 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 85 | 112 | 182 | 302 | 699 | 1041 | 1198 | 1497 | 1552 | 1541 | 1567 | 1768 | 1894 | 2207 | 2548 | 1390 | 3149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 375 | 375 | 403 | 375 | 320 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 527 | 488 | 300 | 300 | 307 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 4 | 0 |
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