
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
319 | 319 | 278 | 267 | 236 | 202 | 222 | 213 | 247 | 181 | 506 | 288 | 994 | 1441 | 2430 | 2700 | 2590 | 1360 | 766 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.27m | 10:13AM1.12m | 11:13PM1.20m | 12:20PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.64m | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:20PM0.74m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:20PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 |
319 | 319 | 278 | 142 | 113 | 88 | 73 | 167 | 247 | 181 | 161 | 106 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 60 | 192 | 333 | 766 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 |
261 | 201 | 137 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 51 | 164 | 164 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 78 | 59 | 43 | 385 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | 137 | 99 | 58 | 109 | 213 | 20 | 67 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
139 | 277 | 211 | 267 | 220 | — | 222 | 28 | 39 | — | 506 | 288 | 994 | 1441 | 2430 | 2700 | 2590 | 1360 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 368 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 314 | 626 | 626 | 721 | 443 | 732 | 93 | 6 |
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