Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 508 | 497 | 469 | 432 | 512 | 499 | 487 | 525 | 457 | 528 | 522 | 715 | 715 | 768 | 688 | 627 | 627 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.60m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:05PM1.64m | 4:33AM1.55m | 4:45PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.01m | 9:45AM0.07m | 10:13PM-0.02m | 10:24AM0.09m | 10:52PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 525 | 508 | 497 | 469 | 432 | 512 | 499 | 487 | 525 | 457 | 528 | 522 | 715 | 715 | 768 | 688 | 627 | 627 | 537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 116 | 94 | 93 | 66 | 56 | 56 | 116 | 272 | 388 | 368 | 236 | 236 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 1319 | 1111 | 116 | 116 |
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