Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 110 | 100 | 122 | 243 | 423 | 263 | 216 | 223 | 232 | 188 | 188 | 161 | 165 | 179 | 151 | 122 | 197 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.62m | 4:12PM1.77m | 4:33AM1.60m | 4:48PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM-0.05m | 9:57AM0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 110 | 100 | 122 | 125 | 51 | 114 | 216 | 173 | 232 | 188 | 188 | 161 | 165 | 179 | 151 | 122 | 197 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 140 | 223 | 159 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 66 | 78 | 117 | 243 | 423 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 127 | 128 | 132 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 307 | 300 | 291 | 289 | 404 | 436 | 524 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 300 | 352 | 300 | 300 | 19 |
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