Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 878 | 865 | 839 | 755 | 673 | 755 | 445 | 1387 | 616 | 582 | 639 | 898 | 866 | 778 | 655 | 583 | 331 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.20m | 12:57PM1.27m | 1:22AM1.31m | 1:53PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.43m | 6:30AM0.31m | 7:05PM0.31m | 7:30AM0.22m | 8:00PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 865 | 878 | 865 | 839 | 755 | 673 | 755 | 184 | — | 212 | 582 | 639 | 898 | 866 | 778 | 655 | — | 331 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 445 | 1387 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 583 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1166 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 1476 | 1661 | 1886 | 1526 | 1822 | 1081 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 1079 | 0 | 0 |
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