Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 426 | 344 | 290 | 260 | 202 | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 639 | 1268 | 2981 | 5290 | 5226 | 3710 | 2824 | 2055 | 1492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.18m | 12:09PM1.17m | 00:53AM1.29m | 1:34PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.74m | 5:23AM0.74m | 6:26PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.57m | 7:44PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 484 | 426 | 344 | 290 | 260 | 202 | 192 | 192 | 157 | 152 | 117 | 1268 | 2981 | 5290 | 5226 | 3710 | 2824 | 2055 | 1492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 156 | 152 | 239 | 268 | 193 | 158 | 194 | 238 | 191 | 187 | 141 | 127 | 395 | 121 | 118 | — | — | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 140 | 144 | 81 | 217 | 202 | 114 | 93 | 73 | 59 | 639 | 133 | 98 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 235 | 52 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 68 | 174 |
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