Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
112 | 431 | 586 | 763 | 814 | 808 | 669 | 742 | 653 | 1750 | 1182 | 1359 | 370 | 273 | 273 | 1828 | 2646 | 2593 | 2109 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.38m | 7:07AM1.20m | 7:29PM1.23m | 7:39AM1.07m | 8:09PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.41m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.54m | 1:44PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
147 | 431 | 586 | 763 | 814 | 808 | 669 | 742 | 653 | 680 | 94 | 72 | 370 | 273 | 273 | 1828 | 2646 | 2593 | 2109 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
112 | 144 | 113 | 113 | 106 | 110 | 79 | — | 125 | 131 | — | — | 50 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
103 | — | — | — | — | 154 | 16 | 107 | 176 | 1750 | 1182 | 1359 | 277 | 270 | 251 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 72 | 289 | 0 | 139 | 291 | 352 | 160 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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