
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
925 | 874 | 733 | 356 | 303 | 191 | 301 | 478 | 486 | 409 | 1160 | 1009 | 1088 | 948 | 915 | 805 | 604 | 326 | 245 | 260 | 221 | 208 | 163 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.74m | 6:27AM1.62m | 7:04PM1.66m | 7:13AM1.50m | 7:55PM1.57m | 8:03AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.21m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.32m | 2:04AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
925 | 874 | 733 | 356 | 303 | 186 | 301 | 215 | 207 | 181 | 1160 | 1009 | 1088 | 948 | 915 | 805 | 604 | 326 | 245 | 260 | 221 | 208 | 163 | 160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 15 | S 16 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 256 | 188 | 191 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 119 | 81 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 |
— | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | 16 | 39 | 94 | 188 | 286 | 478 | 486 | 409 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 52 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 66 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 443 | 443 | 93 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 750 | 750 | 592 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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