Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 639 | 273 | 273 | 363 | 512 | 504 | 437 | 442 | 530 | 567 | 692 | 924 | 821 | 706 | 577 | 495 | 495 | 545 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.05m | 11:33PM1.04m | 12:25PM1.07m | 00:43AM1.07m | 1:21PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.47m | 5:17PM0.56m | 5:49AM0.47m | 6:26PM0.52m | 6:48AM0.43m | 7:19PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 290 | 286 | 282 | 273 | — | 122 | 113 | 363 | 512 | 504 | 437 | 430 | 416 | 567 | 692 | 924 | 821 | 706 | 577 | 495 | 495 | 545 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 36 | 47 | 53 | — | 273 | 273 | 64 | 17 | 60 | 224 | 442 | 530 | 303 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 639 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 146 | 1314 | 1291 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 116 | 19 | 146 | 116 | 0 |
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