Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 123 | 205 | 341 | 196 | 101 | 64 | 57 | 42 | 70 | 80 | 116 | 130 | 179 | 205 | 698 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:01AM1.53m | 12:34PM1.38m | 1:02AM1.63m | 1:33PM1.49m | 1:56AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.51m | 6:27AM0.47m | 6:34PM0.43m | 7:24AM0.35m | 7:32PM0.32m | 8:14AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 89 | 231 | 196 | 101 | 64 | 56 | 42 | 70 | 80 | 116 | 130 | 179 | 205 | 698 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 40 | 42 | 80 | 104 | 16 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 135 | 198 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 96 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 17 | 39 | 123 | 205 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 45 | 54 | 85 | 127 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 93 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 93 |
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