Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 2PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 515 | 833 | 833 | 811 | 767 | 756 | 668 | 678 | 678 | 756 | 788 | 777 | 788 | 955 | 788 | 1209 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1099 | 1427 | 1083 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.58m | 5:52AM1.43m | 6:00PM1.48m | 6:31AM1.33m | 6:38PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.15m | 11:29PM0.06m | 11:38AM0.22m | 00:07AM0.15m | 12:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 515 | 833 | 833 | 811 | 767 | 756 | 668 | 678 | 678 | 756 | 788 | 777 | 788 | 955 | 788 | 1209 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1099 | 1427 | 1083 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | 315 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1079 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 20 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 1319 | 146 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 20 | 146 | 1166 | 146 | 20 |
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