Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 201 | 465 | 605 | 639 | 529 | 400 | 299 | 290 | 303 | 279 | 287 | 366 | 248 | 222 | 163 | 713 | 1371 | 761 | 579 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.48m | 6:27AM1.40m | 6:33PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.30m | 7:24PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.42m | 12:29PM0.58m | 00:55AM0.53m | 1:21PM0.70m | 1:54AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | 6:29 |
mm | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 201 | 465 | 605 | 639 | 529 | 400 | 299 | 290 | 222 | 187 | 132 | 269 | 248 | 222 | 163 | 141 | 99 | 129 | 129 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 64 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 125 | 116 | 18 | 17 | — | 28 | 29 | 16 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 39 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 29 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 47 | 27 | — | — | 89 | 123 | 175 | 248 | 303 | 279 | 287 | 366 | — | 191 | 120 | 713 | 1371 | 761 | 579 | 509 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 | 741 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 174 | 741 | 741 | 721 | 324 | 93 | 39 |
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