Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 116 | 94 | 254 | 222 | 213 | 186 | 223 | 225 | 552 | 543 | 471 | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.02m | 1:02PM1.09m | 1:20AM1.10m | 1:43PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.55m | 6:33AM0.48m | 7:05PM0.46m | 7:19AM0.40m | 7:46PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 63 | 75 | 254 | 222 | 213 | 184 | 204 | 225 | 552 | 543 | 471 | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 116 | 94 | 26 | 50 | 86 | 186 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 10 | 26 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SW 8 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 51 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 1135 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 0 |
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