Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 78 | 71 | 107 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 68 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.48m | 7:13AM1.31m | 7:21PM1.38m | 8:02AM1.22m | 8:09PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.25m | 00:50AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.35m | 1:37AM0.26m | 1:48PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 107 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 68 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 56 | 78 | 50 | 25 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 12 | 54 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 17 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | 12 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1079 | 116 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1166 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 20 |
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