Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 120 | 60 | 158 | 1018 | 1127 | 1068 | 1124 | 1214 | 1200 | 1358 | 1406 | 1934 | 2000 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54PM1.61m | 5:02AM1.64m | 5:27PM1.58m | 5:35AM1.59m | 6:03PM1.53m | 6:09AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.32m | 11:15AM0.25m | 11:28PM0.37m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:04AM0.44m | 12:26PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
35 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 67 | 17 | 158 | 86 | 70 | 1068 | 1124 | 1214 | 1200 | 1358 | 1406 | 1543 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 60 | 120 | 46 | 29 | 32 | 54 | 43 | 90 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 84 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 44 | — | 33 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 43 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 |
2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 1018 | 1127 | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | 1934 | 2000 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 39 | 626 |
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