Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 486 | 479 | 411 | 382 | 239 | 197 | 314 | 278 | 156 | 103 | 161 | 155 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 162 | 204 | 328 | 91 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.48m | 4:21PM1.45m | 4:44AM1.41m | 4:54PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.14m | 9:48PM0.05m | 10:02AM0.16m | 10:19PM0.10m | 10:35AM0.20m | 10:51PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 486 | 486 | 479 | 411 | 382 | 239 | 197 | 314 | 278 | 156 | 103 | 161 | 155 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 162 | — | — | 91 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 79 | 161 | 154 | — | — | 114 | 93 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 80 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 204 | 328 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1079 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 1121 | 1166 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1079 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 116 | 1166 | 1319 | 1166 | 116 | 116 |
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