
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
607 | 601 | 614 | 631 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 434 | 395 | 353 | 335 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 207 | 198 | 148 | 212 | 172 | 144 | 97 | 186 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:42PM1.22m | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:30PM1.34m | 2:40AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.66m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
607 | 601 | 614 | 631 | 567 | 539 | 528 | 495 | 434 | 395 | 353 | 335 | 266 | 206 | 159 | 132 | 93 | 58 | 94 | 96 | 80 | 57 | 33 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
457 | 540 | 402 | 309 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 218 | 163 | 213 | 265 | 312 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 155 | 117 | 115 | 188 | 73 | 109 | 97 | 60 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
40 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 111 | — | 6 | 207 | 198 | 148 | 44 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 46 | 71 | 80 | 80 | 212 | 172 | 144 | — | 186 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 732 | 732 | 462 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 116 | 118 |
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