
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 276 | 1162 | 3755 | 2146 | 4079 | 2148 | 2722 | 3376 | 2848 | 2092 | 2466 | 3273 | 3246 | 2951 | 2287 | 1786 | 1493 | 1369 | 1247 | 1018 | 984 | 689 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.67m | 5:27AM1.68m | 5:54PM1.68m | 5:59AM1.65m | 6:28PM1.66m | 6:33AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.18m | 11:22PM0.30m | 11:39AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:11PM0.21m | 00:32AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
33 | 276 | 51 | 2434 | 2146 | 1810 | 2148 | 2722 | 3376 | 2848 | 2092 | 2466 | 3273 | 3246 | 2951 | 2287 | 1786 | 1493 | 1369 | 1247 | 1018 | 984 | 689 | 980 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | E 11 |
155 | 66 | 12 | 50 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 85 | 82 | 117 | 112 | 206 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 313 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | E 15 | ENE 7 | E 14 | NE 7 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SW 21 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 18 | E 11 | S 18 |
68 | 23 | 51 | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 114 | 103 | 79 | — | 98 | 93 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | 178 | 1162 | 3755 | — | 4079 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 314 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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