Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 726 | 866 | 853 | 336 | 201 | 172 | 84 | 137 | 204 | 198 | 109 | 106 | 74 | 292 | 411 | 378 | 367 | 378 | 161 | 346 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.52m | 2:04PM1.74m | 2:22AM1.62m | 2:36PM1.81m | 2:53AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.37m | 7:46AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.23m | 8:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | 6:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 87 | 569 | 336 | 201 | 172 | 82 | 137 | 96 | 96 | 77 | 60 | 53 | 292 | 411 | 378 | 367 | 63 | 52 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 95 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 41 | 105 | 128 | 50 | 109 | 106 | 60 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 82 | 7 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 62 | — | 86 | 23 | 42 | 74 | 20 | — | 65 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 726 | 866 | 853 | — | 8 | 21 | 84 | — | 204 | 198 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 378 | 161 | 346 | 577 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 93 | 204 | 118 | 897 | 338 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 93 | 39 | 118 | 118 |
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