Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 309 | 396 | 173 | 169 | 148 | 191 | 305 | 390 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 264 | 412 | 101 | 126 | 132 | 178 | 97 | 84 | 69 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:13PM1.56m | 3:39AM1.53m | 3:46PM1.58m | 4:14AM1.53m | 4:22PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.14m | 9:20PM0.01m | 9:32AM0.11m | 9:52PM-0.01m | 10:06AM0.11m | 10:27PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 78 | 104 | 110 | 84 | 101 | 191 | 305 | 390 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 264 | 412 | 74 | 126 | 132 | 138 | 97 | 84 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | 173 | 169 | 148 | 72 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 101 | 56 | 93 | 178 | 71 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | 81 | 82 | — | 48 | 47 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 309 | 396 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 1327 | 1166 | 1111 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 1476 | 1473 | 1476 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1079 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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