Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 584 | 623 | 589 | 532 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 326 | 357 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 187 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.60m | 5:40AM1.47m | 5:54PM1.56m | 6:26AM1.40m | 6:37PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.04m | 11:30AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.09m | 12:13PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 584 | 623 | 589 | 532 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 326 | 357 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 187 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 11 | — | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 56 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 363 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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