Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 329 | 315 | 283 | 266 | 255 | 381 | 557 | 627 | 1170 | 1725 | 1966 | 1801 | 1441 | 1581 | 830 | 679 | 606 | 619 | 1027 | 990 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.98m | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:22PM1.89m | 5:32AM1.74m | 5:47PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.04m | 11:09AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 329 | 315 | 283 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 123 | 99 | 109 | 121 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 1094 | 830 | 679 | 606 | 619 | 709 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 274 | 52 | 78 | 69 | 266 | 196 | 174 | 16 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 34 | — | — | 55 | 51 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 10 | S 17 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 52 | 52 | — | 7 | 53 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 243 | 115 | 182 | 206 | 255 | 381 | 557 | 627 | 1170 | 1725 | 1966 | 1801 | 1441 | 1581 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1027 | 990 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 741 | 897 | 732 | 732 | 721 | 721 | 592 | 522 | 261 | 261 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 82 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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