Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 305 | 400 | 447 | 335 | 255 | 208 | 147 | 138 | 134 | 116 | 98 | 96 | 293 | 99 | 110 | 70 | 258 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.72m | 3:41AM1.63m | 3:59PM1.78m | 4:11AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:44AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 343 | 301 | 249 | 213 | 213 | 169 | 143 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 119 | 96 | 84 | 117 | 99 | 110 | 70 | 56 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 155 | 305 | 400 | 447 | 335 | 255 | 208 | 147 | 138 | 134 | 32 | 132 | 132 | 91 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 63 | 119 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 30 | 19 | — | — | 17 | 116 | 248 | 26 | 293 | 380 | 182 | 220 | 258 | 321 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 324 | 152 | 152 | 300 | 403 | 525 | 403 | 403 |
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