
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 161 | 202 | 169 | 157 | 122 | 100 | 73 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.48m | 6:53AM1.35m | 7:09PM1.42m | 7:50AM1.27m | 8:03PM1.35m | 8:50AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.16m | 12:44PM0.30m | 1:27AM0.22m | 1:40PM0.39m | 2:27AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
141 | 115 | 90 | 90 | 161 | 202 | 169 | 157 | 122 | 100 | 73 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 |
28 | 28 | 61 | 56 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 72 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | W 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 9 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 |
12 | 46 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1466 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1275 |
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