Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thicklip today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thicklip at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thicklip. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 361 | 272 | 268 | 259 | 245 | 237 | 233 | 142 | 116 | 94 | 254 | 213 | 208 | 208 | 235 | 225 | 552 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM0.96m | 12:01PM1.00m | 00:27AM1.02m | 1:02PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.61m | 5:24AM0.54m | 6:09PM0.55m | 6:33AM0.48m | 7:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 380 | 361 | 272 | 268 | 259 | 245 | 237 | — | 142 | 73 | 91 | 254 | 213 | 208 | 208 | 223 | 225 | 552 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 94 | 26 | 50 | 85 | 186 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 233 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 184 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 1166 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 19 | 6 | 146 | 1166 | 1319 | 116 | 116 | 146 | 0 | 146 | 19 | 1166 | 146 |
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