Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 414 | 573 | 639 | 663 | 639 | 553 | 533 | 442 | 361 | 347 | 299 | 234 | 225 | 179 | 171 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.48m | 4:30PM1.53m | 4:51AM1.44m | 4:58PM1.45m | 5:21AM1.37m | 5:28PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.20m | 10:40PM0.16m | 10:50AM0.26m | 11:10PM0.22m | 11:21AM0.34m | 11:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | 6:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 372 | 414 | 573 | 639 | 663 | 639 | 553 | 533 | 442 | 361 | 347 | 284 | 234 | 225 | 179 | 171 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 142 | 248 | 239 | 208 | 117 | 45 | 69 | 125 | 121 | 100 | 84 | 43 | 16 | 115 | 53 | 26 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | ESE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | 299 | 97 | 109 | 39 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 47 | — | — | — | 30 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 17 | — | 18 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 352 | 300 | 300 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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