
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 6AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | 119 | 126 | 180 | 176 | 172 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 203 | 198 | 174 | 123 | 228 | 231 | 137 | 300 | 292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35PM0.12m | 2:54AM0.19m | 5:24PM0.10m | 2:37AM0.19m | 2:46PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.11m | 10:53AM0.06m | 6:08PM0.10m | 10:46AM0.08m | 6:17PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 |
48 | 60 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 72 | 61 | 147 | 55 | 55 | 79 | 100 | 108 | 138 | 131 | 161 | 292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 |
73 | 48 | 126 | 180 | 176 | 172 | 153 | 149 | 43 | 203 | 198 | 174 | 123 | 228 | 231 | 137 | 300 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
49 | 119 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 34 | 118 | 32 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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