Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2324 | 1635 | 1403 | 1098 | 928 | 777 | 615 | 509 | 418 | 314 | 314 | 356 | 407 | 343 | 337 | 270 | 628 | 1348 | 1968 | 2960 | 6029 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.17m | 9:21AM0.99m | 10:47PM1.07m | 12:16PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.50m | 2:59AM0.60m | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.61m | 6:29PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 1863 | 148 | 1403 | 1098 | 928 | 777 | 615 | 509 | 418 | 308 | 314 | 356 | 407 | 343 | 337 | 270 | 260 | 1348 | 1968 | 2960 | 6029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 183 | 14 | 53 | 37 | 51 | 157 | 153 | 156 | 184 | 56 | 55 | 114 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 51 | 628 | 245 | 239 | 361 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 25 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 21 | 122 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 82 | 70 | 63 | — | — | 16 | 245 | 32 | 31 | 128 | 198 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2324 | 1635 | 884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 247 | 218 | 200 | 204 | 206 | 223 | 254 | 198 | 188 | 210 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1897 | 958 | 944 | 540 | 352 | 352 | 324 | 324 | 403 | 930 | 403 | 403 | 152 | 152 | 104 | 184 | 72 | 403 | 403 | 540 | 403 |
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