Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 54 | 38 | 84 | 82 | 123 | 179 | 350 | 990 | 919 | 892 | 878 | 1028 | 1528 | 2204 | 2513 | 2249 | 1977 | 1705 | 1483 | 1419 | 1264 | 987 | 851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.46m | 10:18AM1.25m | 11:09PM1.43m | 11:55AM1.27m | 00:36AM1.48m | 1:17PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.50m | 4:12AM0.59m | 4:26PM0.56m | 5:42AM0.57m | 5:58PM0.54m | 7:03AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 89 | 226 | 990 | 919 | 892 | 878 | 1028 | 1528 | 2204 | 2513 | 2249 | 1977 | 1705 | 1483 | 1419 | 1264 | 987 | 851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 54 | 22 | 84 | 82 | 123 | 179 | 350 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 53 | 30 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 443 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 443 | 368 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 118 |
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