Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1194 | 983 | 738 | 600 | 450 | 364 | 269 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 113 | 401 | 498 | 439 | 373 | 299 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.19m | 00:32AM1.21m | 1:03PM1.38m | 1:15AM1.37m | 1:35PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.77m | 6:30PM0.76m | 6:38AM0.62m | 7:13PM0.58m | 7:17AM0.46m | 7:46PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 738 | 600 | 450 | 364 | 269 | 235 | 207 | 169 | 135 | 108 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 63 | 64 | 401 | 498 | 439 | 373 | 299 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 49 | 59 | 51 | 29 | 51 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 113 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1194 | 983 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 53 | 141 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 118 | 42 | 0 | 462 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 897 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 897 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
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