Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 485 | 443 | 433 | 462 | 528 | 625 | 573 | 650 | 846 | 1676 | 1747 | 1596 | 1596 | 1488 | 1340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.60m | 5:08AM1.55m | 5:32PM1.62m | 5:37AM1.52m | 6:01PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:16AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:44AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 485 | 443 | 433 | 462 | 528 | 625 | 573 | 650 | 846 | 1676 | 1747 | 1596 | 1596 | 1488 | 1340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 172 | 128 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 23 | 261 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 30 | 31 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 139 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 525 | 484 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 324 | 184 | 5 | 1 |
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