Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 457 | 528 | 522 | 715 | 768 | 768 | 688 | 627 | 627 | 537 | 522 | 515 | 833 | 833 | 811 | 767 | 756 | 668 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.64m | 4:33AM1.55m | 4:45PM1.64m | 5:13AM1.51m | 5:23PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM-0.02m | 10:24AM0.09m | 10:52PM-0.00m | 11:01AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 525 | 457 | 528 | 522 | 715 | 768 | 768 | 688 | 627 | 627 | 537 | 522 | 515 | 833 | 833 | 811 | 767 | 756 | 668 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 388 | 368 | 236 | 236 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 318 | 315 | 13 | 13 | 10 | — | 17 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1121 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 1331 | 1329 | 1111 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1079 | 1135 | 116 | 1166 |
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