Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 523 | 330 | 247 | 384 | 440 | 357 | 371 | 304 | 634 | 754 | 1939 | 1967 | 1411 | 1094 | 1260 | 737 | 1094 | 313 | 264 | 244 | 94 | 227 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.01m | 7:40PM0.98m | 10:18AM0.95m | 11:03PM0.95m | 12:16PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.71m | 2:44AM0.69m | 4:38PM0.77m | 5:28AM0.65m | 6:30PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 401 | 523 | 330 | 247 | 384 | 440 | 357 | 371 | 109 | 112 | 81 | 117 | 90 | 44 | 77 | 812 | 567 | 419 | 313 | 264 | 244 | 94 | 227 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 82 | 72 | 90 | 264 | 437 | 19 | 41 | 304 | 57 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 28 | 95 | 89 | 110 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 75 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SE 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 149 | 74 | 124 | 123 | 120 | — | 634 | 754 | 1939 | 1967 | 1411 | 1094 | 1260 | 737 | 1094 | — | — | 26 | 35 | 74 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 289 | 187 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 404 | 524 | 489 | 489 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 300 | 324 | 300 | 1 |
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