Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 3AM is: 1.5m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 1113 | 1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.19m | 4:34PM0.12m | 5:05AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.06m | 12:01PM0.09m | 9:57PM0.07m | 12:12PM0.09m | 9:26PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 599 | 1113 | 1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 21 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 146 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 85 | 60 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 323 | 33 | 624 | 618 | 962 | 1116 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 17 | 140 | 85 | 23 | 85 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 32 | 21 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 234 | 145 | 96 | 93 | 77 | 139 | 103 | 155 | 277 | 160 | 95 | 69 | 72 | 62 | 156 | 307 | 352 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 949 | 949 | 0 | 947 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 1068 | 984 | 0 | 0 |
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