Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 86 | 124 | 390 | 447 | 322 | 308 | 317 | 507 | 177 | 607 | 1125 | 1032 | 759 | 1001 | 1004 | 830 | 780 | 723 | 680 | 696 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.83m | 3:37PM1.99m | 3:49AM1.89m | 4:05PM2.05m | 4:18AM1.91m | 4:34PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.00m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 124 | 82 | 62 | 43 | 124 | 390 | 279 | 172 | 115 | 317 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | SW 14 | — | SW 16 | NE 6 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 86 | 43 | 6 | 346 | 322 | 308 | 68 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 47 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 47 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 279 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 66 | 288 | 447 | 15 | — | — | 507 | 177 | 607 | 1125 | 1032 | 759 | 1001 | 1004 | 830 | 780 | 723 | 680 | 696 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 897 | 776 | 776 | 471 | 471 | 444 | 443 | 93 | 39 | 39 |
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