Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 639 | 1268 | 2981 | 5290 | 5226 | 3710 | 2824 | 2055 | 1492 | 1143 | 984 | 670 | 339 | 374 | 473 | 540 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.17m | 00:53AM1.29m | 1:34PM1.39m | 1:53AM1.48m | 2:20PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.57m | 7:44PM0.51m | 8:04AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 192 | 192 | 155 | 152 | 145 | 1268 | 2981 | 5290 | 5226 | 3710 | 2824 | 2055 | 1492 | 1143 | 984 | 670 | 339 | 374 | 156 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 141 | 129 | 395 | 121 | 118 | 154 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 102 | 6 | 46 | 55 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 10 | — | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | — |
| kJ | 114 | 93 | 65 | 46 | 639 | 133 | 97 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 30 | — | 57 | 19 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 69 | 87 | 98 | 120 | 148 | 292 | 473 | 540 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 741 | 42 | 42 | 941 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 116 | 462 | 42 | 514 | 941 | 732 | 732 | 514 |
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