Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 332 | 521 | 627 | 627 | 741 | 724 | 566 | 422 | 421 | 333 | 324 | 250 | 237 | 215 | 198 | 159 | 200 | 144 | 82 | 85 | 82 | 89 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.28m | 9:56PM1.39m | 10:20AM1.21m | 11:09PM1.36m | 11:44AM1.21m | 00:18AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.54m | 4:17AM0.67m | 4:25PM0.62m | 5:35AM0.66m | 5:43PM0.64m | 6:43AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 332 | 521 | 627 | 627 | 741 | 724 | 566 | 422 | 421 | 333 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 64 | 60 | 48 | 62 | 5 | 324 | 250 | 237 | 215 | 198 | 42 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 82 | 89 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 79 | 103 | 116 | — | 1 | 35 | 159 | 200 | 144 | 74 | 43 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 314 | 607 | 277 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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