Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 546 | 486 | 442 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 298 | 233 | 233 | 167 | 213 | 192 | 232 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.40m | 8:48AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.27m | 10:13AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.49m | 2:49AM0.64m | 2:57PM0.64m | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:20PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 551 | 546 | 486 | 442 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 163 | 117 | 99 | 115 | 79 | 56 | 232 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 151 | 206 | 193 | 237 | 296 | 305 | 285 | 261 | 201 | 137 | 236 | 232 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 57 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 137 | 99 | 120 | 109 | 213 | 192 | 164 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 107 | 262 | 236 | 298 | 233 | 233 | 2 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 791 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 471 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 118 | 87 |
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