Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 132 | 124 | 66 | 122 | 150 | 140 | 162 | 197 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 286 | 219 | 241 | 199 | 187 | 212 | 184 | 180 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.30m | 2:33AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.40m | 3:05AM1.37m | 3:17PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.28m | 8:28AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.19m | 8:59AM0.19m | 9:22PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 166 | 132 | 124 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 140 | 162 | 197 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 286 | 219 | 241 | 199 | 187 | 212 | 184 | 180 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 49 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 150 | 52 | 44 | 30 | 37 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 66 | 122 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 13 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 1166 | 363 | 363 | 1079 | 363 | 20 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 1135 | 1135 | 116 | 116 |
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