Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
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 Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 661 | 627 | 615 | 586 | 575 | 596 | 596 | 566 | 492 | 492 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 386 | 284 | 327 | 273 | 225 | 211 | 196 | 537 | 463 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.41m | 8:41AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.41m | 10:01AM1.27m | 10:52PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.48m | 2:40AM0.63m | 2:59PM0.53m | 3:58AM0.63m | 4:12PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 661 | 627 | 615 | 586 | 575 | 596 | 596 | 566 | 492 | 492 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 386 | 284 | 327 | 273 | 225 | 211 | 171 | 136 | 136 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 200 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 150 | 115 | 102 | 67 | 59 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 109 | 164 | 146 | 196 | 537 | 463 | 298 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 93 | 39 | 40 | 443 | 277 | 39 | 39 |
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