Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1226 | 1289 | 1006 | 1245 | 493 | 374 | 403 | 476 | 408 | 273 | 262 | 207 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 216 | 260 | 306 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.97m | 4:44AM1.88m | 5:03PM1.99m | 5:12AM1.86m | 5:31PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:48AM-0.04m | 11:09PM0.04m | 11:16AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 187 | 141 | 103 | 739 | 493 | 374 | 352 | 322 | 273 | 273 | 128 | 207 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 216 | 260 | 306 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 101 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 262 | 97 | 62 | 28 | 29 | 66 | 45 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 17 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1226 | 1289 | 1006 | 1245 | 64 | 299 | 403 | 476 | 408 | 229 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 31 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 358 | 150 | 0 | 117 | 172 | 314 | 443 | 443 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 87 | 87 | 12 | 0 |
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