Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whacky Point today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whacky Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 197 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 179 | 179 | 154 | 112 | 197 | 357 | 311 | 341 | 309 | 309 | 281 | 245 | 240 | 216 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.77m | 4:33AM1.60m | 4:48PM1.70m | 5:11AM1.53m | 5:27PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:02PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 197 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 179 | 179 | 154 | 112 | 197 | 357 | 311 | 341 | 309 | 309 | 281 | 245 | 240 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 190 | 124 | 124 | 106 | 103 | 89 | 86 | 6 | 79 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 71 | 96 | 162 | 204 | 214 | 119 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 139 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 74 | 74 | 84 | 91 | — | 63 | 46 | 126 | 199 | 263 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 152 | 352 | 289 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 324 | 324 | 403 | 403 | 324 | 307 |
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