
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
751 | 504 | 613 | 1015 | 1552 | 1042 | 882 | 860 | 785 | 1005 | 836 | 703 | 684 | 655 | 646 | 521 | 506 | 421 | 414 | 345 | 295 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.20m | 1:21PM0.12m | 1:59AM0.21m | 1:43PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.09m | 6:35PM0.07m | 9:00AM0.09m | 6:54PM0.06m | 8:40AM0.08m | 7:15PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
751 | 317 | 613 | 1015 | 1552 | 1042 | 882 | 860 | 785 | 1005 | 836 | 703 | 684 | 655 | 646 | 521 | 506 | 421 | 414 | 345 | 273 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 20 |
151 | 504 | 327 | 116 | 9 | 139 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 198 | 295 | 194 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | ESE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
17 | 118 | 146 | 13 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
4 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 41 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 947 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 177 | 176 | 0 |
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