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) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 187 | 163 | 149 | 152 | 159 | 159 | 129 | 126 | 112 | 118 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 132 | 126 | 226 | 214 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.54m | 4:33AM1.51m | 4:48PM1.48m | 5:18AM1.44m | 5:38PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.00m | 10:27AM0.12m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 187 | 163 | 149 | 152 | 159 | 159 | 129 | 126 | 112 | 118 | 84 | 132 | 84 | 132 | 126 | 86 | 214 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 66 | 226 | 64 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 44 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 116 | 1166 | 1327 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1135 | 1079 | 1079 | 1166 | 1327 | 1484 | 1 | 363 |
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