Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 144 | 148 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 126 | 140 | 211 | 257 | 912 | 885 | 874 | 854 | 854 | 775 | 642 | 461 | 367 | 582 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.02m | 11:03PM1.03m | 12:14PM1.14m | 00:43AM1.15m | 1:15PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.68m | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:38PM0.55m | 6:55AM0.44m | 7:34PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 144 | 148 | 169 | 294 | 463 | 450 | 489 | 82 | 257 | 239 | 180 | 175 | 111 | 854 | 775 | 642 | 461 | 367 | 288 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 33 | 276 | 160 | 160 | 126 | 98 | 211 | 67 | 51 | — | 8 | 14 | 109 | 78 | 75 | — | — | 35 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 58 | 73 | 96 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 469 | 459 | 459 | 55 | 37 | 616 | 692 | 657 | 551 | 681 | 912 | 885 | 874 | 854 | 1151 | 1126 | — | 75 | 334 | 582 | 547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 858 | 352 | 269 | 152 | 19 | 72 | 99 | 300 | 300 | 403 | 324 | 300 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 278 | 484 | 352 |
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