Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 512 | 504 | 437 | 442 | 530 | 567 | 692 | 924 | 736 | 706 | 577 | 495 | 609 | 545 | 480 | 418 | 352 | 286 | 281 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.04m | 12:25PM1.07m | 00:43AM1.07m | 1:21PM1.13m | 1:36AM1.12m | 2:04PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.47m | 6:26PM0.52m | 6:48AM0.43m | 7:19PM0.45m | 7:36AM0.37m | 8:03PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 363 | 512 | 504 | 437 | 430 | 530 | 344 | 692 | 924 | 736 | 706 | 577 | 495 | 609 | 545 | 480 | 418 | 352 | 286 | 281 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 79 | 17 | 60 | 224 | 442 | — | 567 | 187 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1135 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 363 | 363 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 146 | 1166 | 116 | 116 |
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