Thicklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.67° S 14.52° E

Thicklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thicklip sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.6° 

Thicklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thicklip today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
273
639
273
273
363
512
504
437
442
530
567
692
924
821
706
511
495
488
545
480
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
N
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
10
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.05m
11:33PM1.04m
12:25PM1.07m
00:43AM1.07m
1:21PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.56m
5:49AM0.47m
6:26PM0.52m
6:48AM0.43m
7:19PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
15
14
16
14
15
16
21
22
22
24
27
26
28
27
33
37
30
28
30
Feels °C
13
14
10
11
14
12
13
14
18
18
17
21
23
22
20
17
24
33
24
23
25
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