
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 373 | 407 | 816 | 309 | 299 | 206 | 190 | 149 | 147 | 144 | 349 | 21 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 91 | 239 | 265 | 207 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.60m | 3:58PM1.73m | 4:13AM1.59m | 4:25PM1.68m | 4:40AM1.54m | 4:51PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.03m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.06m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
277 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 373 | 407 | 413 | 646 | 528 | 436 | 354 | 149 | 645 | 567 | 521 | 351 | 294 | 203 | 154 | 122 | 239 | 265 | 207 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 12 | E 8 | S 12 |
115 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 85 | 2 | 816 | 309 | 299 | 206 | 190 | 64 | 147 | 144 | — | 8 | 116 | 114 | 52 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 108 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | — | S 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 52 | 114 | 91 | 9 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 |
43 | 35 | 45 | 130 | 316 | 662 | 678 | 847 | 775 | 793 | 626 | 436 | 961 | — | 349 | 124 | 111 | 87 | — | — | 142 | 228 | 37 | 217 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 19 | 19 | 152 | 167 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 329 | 115 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 289 | 290 | 120 | 152 |
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