Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 1PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2548 | 2241 | 1940 | 1916 | 1869 | 1664 | 1474 | 1265 | 1063 | 1035 | 869 | 744 | 2144 | 2740 | 521 | 487 | 1375 | 716 | 1526 | 1491 | 1051 | 918 | 804 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:46AM0.18m | 3:20PM0.10m | 4:25AM0.18m | 1:55PM0.11m | 4:05AM0.19m | 1:33PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.10m | 8:40PM0.08m | 12:01PM0.11m | 8:19PM0.06m | 10:48AM0.12m | 8:20PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
2548 | 2241 | 1940 | 1916 | 1869 | 1664 | 1474 | 1265 | 1063 | 1035 | 869 | 744 | 131 | 114 | 521 | 487 | 1375 | 716 | 1526 | 1491 | 1051 | 918 | 804 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 23 | S 21 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 7 | S 13 | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 |
— | — | 103 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 36 | 252 | 448 | 2 | 404 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | SE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
164 | 159 | 131 | 103 | 244 | 407 | 320 | 229 | 192 | 181 | 170 | 161 | 2144 | 2740 | 352 | 209 | 117 | 145 | 160 | 195 | 247 | 385 | 443 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1775 | 1668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 0 | 604 | 1068 | 984 | 177 | 1 | 446 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 446 | 949 | 0 |
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