Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 424 | 314 | 309 | 379 | 341 | 336 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 177 | 202 | 172 | 176 | 251 | 543 | 558 | 620 | 485 | 507 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.56m | 4:16PM1.61m | 4:42AM1.51m | 4:50PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.10m | 9:46PM-0.03m | 9:57AM0.10m | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:30AM0.14m | 10:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 424 | 314 | 309 | 379 | 341 | 336 | 278 | 273 | — | 177 | 202 | 172 | 168 | 251 | 543 | 558 | 620 | 485 | 507 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | 53 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 59 | 121 | 176 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 1498 | 116 | 116 | 1289 | 1238 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 1306 | 363 | 363 | 1111 | 19 | 19 | 1079 | 1166 | 1166 | 1175 | 1 |
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