Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 639 | 819 | 866 | 729 | 980 | 840 | 826 | 855 | 976 | 1065 | 1009 | 833 | 748 | 614 | 666 | 655 | 655 | 583 | 453 | 357 | 376 | 355 | 409 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.10m | 7:21PM1.06m | 7:58AM1.00m | 8:30PM0.96m | 9:31AM0.95m | 10:25PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.39m | 12:57PM0.48m | 1:25AM0.51m | 2:02PM0.58m | 2:50AM0.59m | 4:02PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 275 | 639 | 819 | 866 | 729 | — | 840 | 826 | 855 | 976 | 1065 | 1009 | 833 | 748 | 614 | 666 | 655 | 655 | 583 | 453 | 357 | 376 | 355 | 409 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 183 | — | — | 45 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 25 | 65 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1079 | 146 | 146 | 1135 | 1741 | 1498 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 146 | 1135 | 1135 | 1166 | 1111 | 0 | 19 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 363 | 1 |
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