Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 96 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 309 | 384 | 304 | 351 | 325 | 309 | 299 | 294 | 285 | 453 | 629 | 207 | 211 | 344 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.31m | 00:45AM1.32m | 12:52PM1.38m | 1:29AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.42m | 2:08AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.42m | 6:24PM0.23m | 6:44AM0.36m | 7:07PM0.17m | 7:25AM0.30m | 7:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | NW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 137 | 110 | 106 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 309 | 6 | 304 | 351 | 325 | 309 | 299 | 294 | 285 | 2 | 2 | 207 | 211 | 344 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 35 | 53 | 72 | 51 | 68 | 65 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 384 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 453 | 629 | 57 | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 146 | 1166 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 1319 | 1319 | 1319 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 1329 | 1166 | 1537 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 |
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