Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 98 | 91 | 88 | 82 | 123 | 149 | 143 | 416 | 650 | 307 | 293 | 406 | 371 | 364 | 357 | 350 | 350 | 277 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.21m | 7:44PM1.16m | 8:29AM1.13m | 9:16PM1.10m | 10:03AM1.12m | 10:55PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.40m | 1:48AM0.43m | 2:41PM0.48m | 3:34AM0.49m | 4:36PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 56 | 56 | — | 54 | 49 | 67 | 47 | 149 | 143 | 18 | — | 307 | 293 | 406 | 371 | 364 | 357 | 350 | 350 | 277 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 123 | — | 44 | — | — | 98 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 31 | 98 | 91 | 88 | — | — | 44 | — | 416 | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 0 | 1166 | 1166 | 1327 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 1476 | 1479 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 1079 | 1166 | 1166 | 116 | 2 |
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