Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 188 | 188 | 96 | 122 | 231 | 296 | 330 | 330 | 204 | 208 | 220 | 233 | 242 | 213 | 220 | 692 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.37m | 5:16AM1.32m | 5:28PM1.26m | 5:50AM1.22m | 6:06PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.20m | 10:51PM0.19m | 11:08AM0.27m | 11:24PM0.28m | 11:44AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 104 | 100 | 98 | 188 | 188 | 46 | 122 | 231 | — | — | 330 | 204 | 208 | 220 | 233 | 242 | 213 | 220 | 692 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 143 | 167 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | — | 30 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 42 | 40 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1135 | 1166 | 1166 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 1319 | 146 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 1329 | 1662 | 1166 | 146 | 116 |
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