Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 146 | 237 | 438 | 376 | 581 | 1057 | 1368 | 1198 | 1032 | 898 | 811 | 767 | 666 | 662 | 836 | 677 | 724 | 548 | 846 | 1137 | 1268 | 1521 | 1373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.67m | 4:07PM1.69m | 4:13AM1.74m | 4:35PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | 9:54AM0.19m | 10:07PM0.25m | 10:22AM0.11m | 10:36PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 73 | 237 | 438 | 376 | 45 | 196 | 181 | 174 | 90 | 898 | 811 | 767 | 108 | 108 | 660 | 677 | 83 | 548 | 231 | 74 | 65 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 87 | 146 | 115 | 41 | 41 | — | 47 | 49 | 67 | 174 | 85 | 87 | 113 | 158 | 165 | 130 | 87 | 176 | 234 | 85 | 61 | — | — | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 165 | 158 | — | — | 66 | 184 | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 114 | 581 | 1057 | 1368 | 1198 | 1032 | — | — | — | 666 | 662 | 836 | 74 | 724 | 66 | 846 | 1137 | 1268 | 1521 | 1373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 941 | 941 | 941 | 93 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 324 | 443 | 368 | 258 | 258 |
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