Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 394 | 326 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 158 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 | 71 | 109 | 93 | 117 | 94 | 90 | 96 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.47m | 5:54PM1.56m | 6:26AM1.40m | 6:37PM1.48m | 7:13AM1.31m | 7:21PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.04m | 11:30AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.09m | 12:13PM0.25m | 00:50AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 444 | 394 | 326 | 316 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 158 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 | 71 | 109 | 93 | 117 | 94 | 90 | 96 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 56 | 58 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 33 | — | 47 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 0 |
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