Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whiskey Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whiskey Point at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whiskey Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
545 | 717 | 513 | 373 | 350 | 399 | 639 | 516 | 976 | 535 | 635 | 529 | 522 | 385 | 627 | 462 | 1948 | 617 | 471 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:42PM0.14m | 3:52AM0.20m | 2:00PM0.16m | 3:56AM0.20m | 2:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.03m | 9:38AM0.12m | 8:47PM0.01m | 9:37AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
222 | 279 | 355 | 286 | 350 | 340 | 639 | 239 | 499 | 535 | 635 | 529 | 522 | 385 | 627 | 462 | — | 15 | 361 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 20 | S 10 |
15 | — | 373 | 373 | 350 | 399 | 268 | 516 | — | — | 141 | 141 | 139 | 177 | — | 100 | — | — | 15 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 46 | 12 | 79 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
545 | 717 | 513 | 320 | 195 | 181 | 151 | 123 | 976 | 458 | 372 | 273 | 186 | 185 | 170 | 133 | 1948 | 617 | 471 | 302 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 984 | 959 | 947 | 947 | 561 | 0 | 0 | 947 | 1068 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1068 | 984 | 947 | 0 |
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