Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 97 | 78 | 134 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 | 186 | 158 | 133 | 97 | 93 | 124 | 415 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.74m | 2:54AM1.73m | 3:11PM1.88m | 3:21AM1.83m | 3:37PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.10m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:45PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 242 | 265 | 155 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 51 | 124 | 385 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 46 | 16 | 22 | 147 | 133 | 97 | 93 | 67 | 6 | 346 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 56 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 23 | — | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 84 | 47 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 64 | 46 | 70 | 115 | 165 | 186 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 116 | 415 | 585 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 368 | 305 | 25 | 13 |
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