
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 123 | 179 | 350 | 1016 | 958 | 787 | 787 | 925 | 1509 | 2204 | 2547 | 2218 | 1949 | 1705 | 1483 | 1283 | 1138 | 987 | 957 | 835 | 1001 | 976 | 1057 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.25m | 11:09PM1.43m | 11:55AM1.27m | 00:36AM1.48m | 1:17PM1.37m | 1:46AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.59m | 4:26PM0.56m | 5:42AM0.57m | 5:58PM0.54m | 7:03AM0.48m | 7:19PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
21 | 29 | 59 | 231 | 1016 | 958 | 787 | 787 | 925 | 1509 | 2204 | 2547 | 2218 | 1949 | 1705 | 1483 | 1283 | 1138 | 987 | 957 | 835 | 1001 | 976 | 1057 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | 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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
82 | 35 | 179 | 350 | 40 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 123 | 35 | 44 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 368 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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