Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 114 | 113 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 87 | 88 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.40m | 6:17AM1.32m | 6:36PM1.28m | 7:13AM1.21m | 7:44PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.21m | 11:47PM0.18m | 12:08PM0.30m | 00:38AM0.30m | 1:09PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 114 | 113 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 111 | 82 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 71 | 30 | 56 | — | 54 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 73 | 72 | — | 56 | — | — | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 33 | 32 | — | 17 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 31 | — | 29 | 87 | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1258 | 363 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 1466 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 20 | 1166 | 146 | 1327 |
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