Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 195 | 195 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 35 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 104 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 251 | 107 | 156 | 217 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.45m | 6:31PM1.52m | 6:38AM1.33m | 7:00PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.05m | 00:10AM0.18m | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:40AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 184 | 126 | 191 | 191 | 195 | 195 | 300 | 385 | 737 | 634 | 535 | 469 | 460 | 370 | 306 | 284 | 240 | 235 | 192 | 188 | 147 | 144 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 188 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 59 | 209 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 18 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 104 | 128 | 56 | 208 | 251 | 107 | 156 | 217 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 35 | 71 | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | 129 | — | — | — | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 186 | 139 | 173 | 225 | 278 | 423 | 405 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 107 | 152 | 171 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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