Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 731 | 774 | 572 | 395 | 309 | 219 | 311 | 124 | 119 | 83 | 59 | 60 | 337 | 33 | 259 | 163 | 138 | 164 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:25PM1.74m | 4:36AM1.64m | 4:59PM1.76m | 5:09AM1.61m | 5:32PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.05m | 11:08PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 731 | 774 | 572 | 395 | 309 | 219 | 173 | 124 | 119 | 83 | 437 | 385 | 337 | 300 | 259 | 163 | 134 | 103 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 124 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 39 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 60 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 106 | 138 | 164 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 190 | 206 | 253 | 277 | 255 | 262 | 311 | 403 | 456 | 426 | 581 | 531 | 508 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 140 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 375 | 297 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 107 | 300 | 307 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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