Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 395 | 353 | 312 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 155 | 198 | 115 | 217 | 196 | 144 | 97 | 69 | 135 | 87 | 146 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 291 | 343 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:30PM1.34m | 2:40AM1.46m | 3:06PM1.47m | 3:14AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.54m | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:37PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 434 | 395 | 353 | 307 | 242 | 190 | 135 | 95 | 76 | 115 | 97 | 99 | 83 | 59 | 34 | 21 | 87 | 73 | 237 | 438 | 404 | 291 | 284 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 213 | 265 | 312 | 372 | 307 | 289 | 155 | 115 | 46 | 188 | 118 | 109 | 97 | 69 | 135 | 13 | 146 | 83 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 68 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | — | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ENE 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 111 | — | 6 | 147 | 198 | 95 | 35 | 122 | 42 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 87 | 31 | 41 | 3 | — | 21 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 34 | 65 | 106 | 98 | 99 | 217 | 196 | 144 | — | 18 | 46 | 85 | 117 | 126 | 113 | 111 | 149 | 343 | 915 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 732 | 732 | 462 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 6 | 116 | 118 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 118 | 118 | 443 | 118 | 277 |
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