Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 4AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
948 | 1146 | 1195 | 1288 | 1425 | 1683 | 1683 | 1645 | 1553 | 1498 | 1648 | 1463 | 1427 | 1179 | 1165 | 3800 | 1016 | 838 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.14m | 5:01AM0.21m | 4:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.04m | 11:29AM0.07m | 10:12PM0.06m | 11:54AM0.07m | 9:59PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
948 | 1146 | 1195 | 1288 | 1425 | 1683 | 1683 | 1645 | 1553 | 1498 | 1648 | 1463 | 1427 | 1179 | 1165 | — | 1016 | 838 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 11 | SE 9 |
113 | 141 | 184 | 136 | 177 | 190 | 62 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | — | 10 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | — | S 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 44 | — | 14 | — | 10 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 21 | — | — | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
262 | 136 | 96 | 75 | 68 | 141 | 130 | 330 | 316 | 180 | 115 | 72 | 56 | 66 | 229 | 3800 | 372 | 248 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 446 | 447 | 604 | 949 | 949 | 446 | 446 |
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