Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 350 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 270 | 628 | 1360 | 2162 | 3251 | 6809 | 7076 | 5465 | 4010 | 3020 | 2090 | 1640 | 1317 | 915 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.07m | 12:16PM1.05m | 00:51AM1.17m | 1:32PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.65m | 5:41AM0.61m | 6:29PM0.60m | 7:16AM0.46m | 7:43PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 314 | 350 | 350 | 343 | 286 | 270 | 260 | 1360 | 2162 | 3251 | 6809 | 7076 | 5465 | 4010 | 3020 | 2090 | 1640 | 1317 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 79 | 65 | 16 | 42 | 628 | 245 | 245 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 63 | — | — | 67 | 245 | 32 | 31 | 130 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 230 | 196 | 200 | 163 | 159 | 223 | 308 | 284 | 228 | 210 | 168 | 198 | 75 | 109 | 200 | 299 | 408 | 520 | 581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 184 | 72 | 139 | 120 | 104 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 184 | 403 | 375 | 375 | 419 | 403 | 403 | 324 | 307 |
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