Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 153 | 97 | 135 | 98 | 87 | 146 | 237 | 438 | 376 | 266 | 784 | 1060 | 1004 | 872 | 1004 | 621 | 603 | 562 | 618 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.47m | 3:14AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.59m | 3:44AM1.67m | 4:07PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | 9:54AM0.19m | 10:07PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 85 | 62 | 55 | 34 | 87 | 73 | 237 | 438 | 376 | 266 | 47 | 181 | 174 | 64 | 755 | 621 | 108 | 136 | 618 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 110 | 97 | 70 | 98 | 20 | 146 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 68 | 48 | 67 | 174 | 87 | 108 | 158 | 158 | 108 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 23 | 86 | 31 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 165 | — | — | 165 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | 153 | — | 135 | 40 | 74 | 105 | 92 | 86 | 127 | 261 | 784 | 1060 | 1004 | 872 | 1004 | — | 603 | 562 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 741 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 87 | 1264 | 941 | 118 | 277 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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