Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 172 | 176 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 109 | 112 | 126 | 178 | 214 | 301 | 390 | 347 | 400 | 394 | 306 | 255 | 251 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.48m | 5:18AM1.44m | 5:38PM1.39m | 6:08AM1.36m | 6:36PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.12m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.17m | 11:37PM0.19m | 12:06PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 8 | 176 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 109 | 112 | 126 | 86 | 214 | 301 | 390 | 347 | 400 | 394 | 306 | 255 | 251 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 67 | 66 | 178 | 53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 44 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1166 | 1327 | 146 | 116 | 1166 | 1135 | 1135 | 1079 | 1166 | 1274 | 363 | 0 | 116 | 363 | 19 | 1 | 1476 | 1476 | 1476 | 0 | 116 |
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