Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1141 | 1496 | 695 | 1168 | 1037 | 924 | 861 | 707 | 604 | 541 | 419 | 400 | 196 | 151 | 204 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 286 | 378 | 370 | 474 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.77m | 3:49PM1.88m | 4:01AM1.86m | 4:25PM1.97m | 4:35AM1.89m | 4:58PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.07m | 9:55PM0.10m | 10:08AM-0.03m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:41AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 610 | 1496 | 695 | 1168 | 1037 | 924 | 861 | 707 | 604 | 541 | 419 | 400 | 196 | 151 | 204 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 286 | 378 | 370 | 474 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 137 | 135 | 626 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 85 | 116 | 86 | 114 | 75 | 133 | 136 | 151 | 114 | 106 | 78 | 104 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 23 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 119 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 39 | 66 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 102 | 76 | 29 | 129 | 205 | 106 | 16 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 32 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 941 | 941 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 891 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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