Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 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 (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 291 | 270 | 522 | 425 | 342 | 700 | 1044 | 1098 | 314 | 1044 | 1309 | 1094 | 1094 | 1339 | 1056 | 1014 | 818 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.18m | 2:38AM1.30m | 3:06PM1.29m | 3:12AM1.39m | 3:38PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.48m | 8:55AM0.35m | 9:04PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 365 | 260 | 149 | 144 | 125 | 128 | 88 | 66 | 291 | 233 | 1044 | 1309 | 1094 | 1094 | 511 | 1056 | 527 | 430 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 295 | 291 | 270 | 522 | 425 | 342 | 7 | 147 | 54 | 314 | 145 | 111 | 22 | 13 | 1339 | 27 | 1014 | 818 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 27 | 177 | 18 | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 16 | 15 | — | 15 | 14 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 154 | 279 | 309 | — | — | 700 | 1044 | 1098 | 166 | 217 | 257 | 263 | 692 | — | 541 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 403 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 125 | 404 | 928 | 76 | 19 | 72 |
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