
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 119 | 181 | 96 | 157 | 248 | 315 | 333 | 274 | 329 | 315 | 283 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM1.87m | 4:00PM2.02m | 4:11AM1.90m | 4:29PM2.03m | 4:39AM1.89m | 4:56PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 16 |
258 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 120 | 119 | 94 | 90 | 157 | 160 | 169 | 203 | 199 | 190 | 139 | 88 | 266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 |
65 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 81 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 103 | 96 | 111 | 112 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 67 | 315 | 283 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 274 | 329 | 48 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
16 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 26 | 33 | 248 | 315 | 333 | 181 | 156 | 175 | 141 | 366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 39 | 277 | 324 | 368 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 776 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 941 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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