Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 148 | 119 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 116 | 115 | 91 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 195 | 465 | 622 | 639 | 622 | 480 | 366 | 290 | 273 | 311 | 355 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM1.59m | 5:26PM1.58m | 5:50AM1.50m | 5:57PM1.48m | 6:27AM1.40m | 6:33PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.34m | 11:39PM0.32m | 11:52AM0.46m | 00:13AM0.42m | 12:29PM0.58m | 00:55AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | 6:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 148 | 119 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 116 | 115 | 91 | 89 | 69 | 58 | 60 | 195 | 465 | 622 | 639 | 622 | 480 | 366 | 290 | 222 | 195 | 132 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 36 | — | — | 31 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 40 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 41 | 66 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 80 | 92 | — | — | — | 133 | 78 | 88 | 69 | 57 | 74 | 106 | 156 | 273 | 311 | 355 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 42 | 324 | 741 | 204 | 39 | 39 | 169 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 283 | 42 | 42 | 891 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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