Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 756 | 788 | 777 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 953 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1159 | 1143 | 1068 | 1023 | 902 | 889 | 915 | 957 | 833 | 867 | 711 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.48m | 6:31AM1.33m | 6:38PM1.36m | 7:10AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.22m | 00:07AM0.15m | 12:16PM0.31m | 00:45AM0.26m | 12:56PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 678 | 756 | 788 | 777 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 953 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1159 | 1143 | 1068 | 1023 | 902 | 889 | 915 | 957 | 833 | 867 | 711 | 528 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | 34 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 116 | 1166 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 146 | 1166 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 0 |
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