
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
207 | 207 | 436 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 127 | 138 | 163 | 141 | 147 | 148 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.83m | 2:47AM1.74m | 3:03PM1.93m | 3:17AM1.82m | 3:32PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:13PM0.08m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
207 | 128 | 436 | 373 | 325 | 274 | 235 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 127 | 132 | 135 | 138 | 147 | 148 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
57 | 207 | 57 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 107 | 138 | 163 | 141 | 131 | 87 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
48 | 58 | 133 | 180 | 160 | 144 | 138 | 123 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 |
105 | 190 | — | 102 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 37 | 20 | — | — | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 368 | 722 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 258 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
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