Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 268 | 166 | 162 | 129 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 121 | 167 | 183 | 161 | 218 | 231 | 317 | 952 | 831 | 623 | 439 | 338 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.57m | 6:56PM1.59m | 7:03AM1.42m | 7:24PM1.42m | 7:33AM1.26m | 8:00PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.29m | 1:04AM0.44m | 1:10PM0.46m | 1:36AM0.59m | 1:42PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 470 | 397 | 288 | 241 | 202 | 162 | 162 | 60 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 89 | 66 | 134 | 142 | 91 | 58 | 105 | 102 | 101 | 338 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 129 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 121 | 167 | 183 | 161 | 179 | — | 52 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 120 | 266 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 29 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 9 | 5 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | — | 21 | 185 | 268 | 166 | 99 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 56 | 218 | 231 | 317 | 952 | 831 | 623 | 439 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 93 | 172 | 722 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 600 | 324 | 443 | 277 | 368 | 6 | 0 |
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