Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 273 | 803 | 421 | 344 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 492 | 464 | 398 | 398 | 340 | 246 | 286 | 282 | 235 | 196 | 151 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:15PM1.35m | 3:30AM1.31m | 3:46PM1.41m | 4:03AM1.35m | 4:17PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.25m | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:24AM0.21m | 9:49PM0.20m | 9:56AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 298 | 263 | 803 | 421 | 177 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 492 | 464 | 398 | 398 | 340 | 246 | 286 | 282 | 235 | 196 | 151 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 192 | 273 | — | 148 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 116 | 1166 | 116 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1079 | 146 | 116 | 0 |
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