Surf Forecasts:
Whacky Point surf forecast from 27 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 2 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 28 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, SE swell with 357 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whacky Point this week:
The surf forecast for Whacky Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whacky Point in the next 16 days are 1.3m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 31) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 2nd Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 28th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whacky Point over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 197 | 165 | 140 | 112 | 311 | 273 | 235 | 184 | 164 | 85 | 112 | 96 | 64 | 31 | 33 | 103 | 162 | 136 | 319 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.77m | 4:33AM1.60m | 4:48PM1.70m | 5:11AM1.53m | 5:27PM1.57m | 5:53AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.41m | 6:43AM1.30m | 7:03PM1.24m | 7:55AM1.18m | 8:26PM1.08m | 9:49AM1.13m | 10:34PM1.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:02PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.13m | 11:41PM0.16m | 11:56AM0.27m | 00:26AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.43m | 1:23AM0.44m | 2:10PM0.58m | 2:52AM0.55m | 4:23PM0.63m | 4:50AM0.55m | |||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 210 | 176 | 165 | 140 | 112 | 311 | 273 | 235 | 184 | 88 | 84 | 335 | 221 | 55 | 280 | 273 | 163 | 94 | 64 | 319 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 197 | 124 | 6 | 61 | 19 | 162 | 214 | 181 | 164 | 85 | 112 | 81 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 103 | 162 | 118 | 164 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | 75 | 96 | — | 30 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 136 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | 106 | 99 | 104 | 245 | 334 | 358 | 411 | 560 | 427 | 273 | 503 | 20 | 24 | 1 | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 99 | 1 | 289 | 289 | 1 | 300 | 540 | 291 | 366 | 290 | 2 | 290 | 540 | 1 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 1 |
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