Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 152 | 196 | 187 | 167 | 145 | 152 | 155 | 155 | 188 | 183 | 129 | 123 | 142 | 183 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 178 | 214 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.54m | 4:33AM1.51m | 4:48PM1.48m | 5:18AM1.44m | 5:38PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.09m | 10:06PM0.00m | 10:27AM0.12m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:13AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 155 | 59 | 57 | 187 | 167 | 145 | 152 | 155 | 155 | 188 | 183 | 129 | 123 | 142 | 183 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 104 | 86 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 48 | 67 | 65 | 178 | 214 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 152 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1166 | 1329 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 19 | 116 | 116 | 1327 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 1135 | 1 | 1079 | 1166 | 1302 | 1488 | 1473 | 1350 |
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