Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 176 | 168 | 176 | 251 | 543 | 551 | 620 | 485 | 507 | 514 | 384 | 363 | 352 | 299 | 299 | 257 | 205 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.51m | 4:50PM1.54m | 5:16AM1.44m | 5:24PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:30AM0.14m | 10:52PM0.06m | 11:04AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 209 | 176 | 168 | 116 | 251 | 543 | 551 | 620 | 485 | 507 | 514 | 384 | 363 | 352 | 299 | 299 | 257 | 205 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 59 | 121 | 176 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 19 | 19 | 1175 | 1238 | 1079 | 1275 | 1175 | 1306 | 1308 | 0 | 19 | 146 | 0 | 146 | 1476 | 1445 | 146 | 116 |
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