Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whacky Point at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 304 | 905 | 722 | 830 | 635 | 504 | 340 | 241 | 249 | 437 | 628 | 604 | 467 | 403 | 410 | 292 | 375 | 304 | 473 | 411 | 435 | 1163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.65m | 6:11AM1.48m | 6:41PM1.58m | 6:47AM1.38m | 7:18PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.03m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.10m | 00:50AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 244 | 202 | 362 | 202 | 830 | 635 | 504 | 340 | 241 | 249 | 437 | 628 | 604 | 467 | 403 | 410 | 277 | 375 | 304 | 473 | 411 | 435 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 342 | 304 | 202 | — | 161 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 225 | 127 | 125 | 98 | 98 | 163 | 119 | 292 | 235 | 189 | 138 | 125 | 74 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | SW 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 69 | 132 | 127 | 94 | 127 | 35 | 15 | 96 | 96 | 143 | 185 | 192 | 70 | 49 | 51 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 905 | 722 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 163 | 273 | — | — | — | — | 251 | 203 | 360 | 1163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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