Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 299 | 294 | 285 | 223 | 524 | 207 | 211 | 308 | 268 | 263 | 254 | 313 | 311 | 250 | 235 | 246 | 225 | 230 | 241 | 212 | 196 | 175 | 418 | 330 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.42m | 2:08AM1.43m | 2:14PM1.44m | 2:43AM1.45m | 2:51PM1.43m | 3:16AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.30m | 7:44PM0.12m | 8:02AM0.25m | 8:18PM0.10m | 8:36AM0.21m | 8:50PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 299 | 294 | 285 | 223 | 2 | 207 | 211 | 308 | 268 | 263 | 254 | 10 | 35 | 250 | 235 | 246 | 225 | 230 | 241 | 212 | 196 | 154 | 418 | 330 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 61 | 91 | 175 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | 524 | 63 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 313 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 0 | 1319 | 1537 | 1536 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 1476 | 1822 | 1513 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1327 | 1327 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 0 |
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