Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 460 | 424 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 164 | 108 | 106 | 184 | 157 | 149 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 114 | 143 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.66m | 2:50AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.75m | 3:23AM1.60m | 3:37PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.15m | 8:46PM0.06m | 8:49AM0.06m | 9:18PM-0.02m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:51PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 486 | 460 | 424 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 164 | 108 | 106 | 184 | 157 | 149 | 72 | 98 | 88 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 114 | 143 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 26 | 143 | 115 | 112 | 99 | 106 | 100 | 103 | 96 | 94 | 102 | 70 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 72 | 289 | 290 | 300 | 300 | 540 | 72 | 19 |
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