Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 403 | 276 | 210 | 346 | 749 | 1332 | 1033 | 733 | 506 | 398 | 319 | 240 | 217 | 209 | 229 | 239 | 253 | 639 | 261 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.25m | 8:20AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.10m | 12:05PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.63m | 2:22AM0.74m | 2:38PM0.79m | 4:44AM0.84m | 6:12PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 102 | 101 | 210 | 183 | 749 | 1332 | 1033 | 733 | 506 | 398 | 319 | 240 | 217 | 209 | 229 | 239 | 253 | 115 | 68 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 138 | 346 | 127 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 561 | 403 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 108 | 639 | 261 | 778 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 722 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 891 | 626 | 721 |
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