Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1064 | 744 | 434 | 371 | 251 | 205 | 423 | 342 | 647 | 1042 | 1206 | 950 | 1592 | 669 | 504 | 608 | 640 | 382 | 332 | 339 | 369 | 273 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.48m | 3:10PM1.53m | 3:23AM1.58m | 3:49PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.16m | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.04m | 9:57PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 275 | 434 | 371 | 251 | 205 | 423 | 342 | 647 | 678 | 1206 | 950 | 1592 | 318 | 276 | 232 | 640 | 382 | 304 | 203 | 208 | 177 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 43 | 407 | 85 | 149 | 109 | 186 | 137 | 465 | 50 | 48 | 412 | 68 | 669 | 426 | 359 | 269 | 215 | 163 | 145 | 180 | 214 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | S 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 26 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 43 | 137 | 161 | 128 | 33 | 229 | 50 | — | 14 | 70 | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 181 | 267 | 336 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1064 | 744 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 1042 | 864 | 294 | 307 | 450 | 504 | 608 | 142 | 332 | 332 | 339 | 369 | 273 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 160 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 115 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 352 | 540 | 517 | 152 | 540 | 540 | 540 | 184 | 152 |
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