
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 212 | 212 | 173 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 230 | 248 | 260 | 274 | 277 | 329 | 315 | 372 | 516 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.02m | 4:11AM1.90m | 4:29PM2.03m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:56PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
203 | 212 | 212 | 173 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 169 | 67 | 315 | 283 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
97 | 87 | 81 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 68 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 85 | 329 | 74 | 33 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 277 | 35 | 50 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
80 | 80 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 230 | 248 | 260 | 274 | 260 | 243 | 139 | 372 | 516 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 305 | 277 | 118 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1002 | 891 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1263 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
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