Thicklip Surf Break

Lat Long: 22.67° S 14.52° E

Thicklip 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thicklip sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.8° 

Thicklip surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thicklip today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
364
292
282
355
355
537
638
652
683
617
505
445
348
260
217
188
144
170
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:46PM1.20m
8:36AM1.12m
9:08PM1.11m
10:10AM1.09m
10:51PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.38m
2:35PM0.50m
3:32AM0.46m
4:29PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
8
9
11
11
11
12
10
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