Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 241 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 108 | 108 | 167 | 88 | 88 | 188 | 186 | 138 | 200 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 279 | 203 | 176 | 579 | 98 | 60 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.98m | 1:22PM1.06m | 1:24AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.22m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:17PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.64m | 7:25PM0.63m | 7:36AM0.49m | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:03AM0.34m | 8:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 133 | 133 | 105 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 188 | 186 | 138 | 97 | 88 | 29 | 52 | 279 | 203 | 176 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 299 | 241 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 99 | 167 | 18 | 21 | 171 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 85 | 84 | 93 | 146 | 75 | 20 | 98 | 60 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 13 | — | — | 20 | 44 | 31 | 62 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 36 | — | 169 | 181 | 115 | 200 | 237 | 277 | 310 | 321 | — | 94 | 579 | 110 | 110 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 404 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 72 | 403 | 352 | 403 | 300 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 403 | 352 | 0 | 0 |
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