Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 385 | 423 | 394 | 313 | 317 | 186 | 561 | 990 | 935 | 780 | 957 | 1224 | 1175 | 993 | 830 | 730 | 745 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.99m | 3:49AM1.89m | 4:05PM2.05m | 4:18AM1.91m | 4:34PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.00m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 177 | 176 | 158 | 394 | 96 | 317 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 385 | 423 | 7 | 313 | 68 | 7 | 6 | — | 16 | 8 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 64 | — | 243 | 117 | — | 2 | 186 | 561 | 990 | 935 | 780 | 957 | 1224 | 1175 | 993 | 830 | 730 | 745 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 172 | 897 | 897 | 776 | 471 | 471 | 277 | 40 | 39 | 1264 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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