Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 205 | 160 | 143 | 294 | 280 | 256 | 251 | 135 | 125 | 150 | 268 | 371 | 483 | 544 | 509 | 614 | 682 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:54AM1.20m | 8:05PM1.24m | 8:58AM1.14m | 9:16PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.28m | 1:41PM0.44m | 2:24AM0.34m | 2:52PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 209 | 205 | 160 | 128 | 294 | 280 | 256 | 251 | 135 | 125 | 123 | 268 | 371 | 483 | 544 | 509 | 614 | 682 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 74 | 58 | 143 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 67 | 41 | 150 | 80 | 56 | 85 | 55 | 34 | 24 | — | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 69 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 57 | 50 | 41 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 59 | 19 | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1121 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 1445 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 1081 | 116 | 116 |
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