Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 123 | 108 | 110 | 96 | 94 | 80 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 71 | 58 | 102 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.41m | 6:43AM1.30m | 7:03PM1.24m | 7:55AM1.18m | 8:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.27m | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.43m | 1:23AM0.44m | 2:10PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 128 | 123 | 108 | 110 | 96 | 94 | 592 | 486 | 424 | 58 | 54 | 475 | 439 | 380 | 299 | 244 | 181 | 119 | 116 | 107 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 69 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 71 | 58 | 39 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 7 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 1 | — | — | — | 41 | 75 | 73 | 72 | — | 69 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 53 | 102 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 306 | 449 | 610 | 644 | 715 | 666 | 933 | 771 | 741 | 424 | 492 | 753 | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 93 | 62 | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 489 | 603 | 324 | 290 | 107 | 2 | 4 | 160 | 290 | 160 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 484 | 484 | 269 | 269 |
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