
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 326 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 386 | 359 | 318 | 223 | 195 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 145 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.01m | 00:35AM1.09m | 1:25PM1.18m | 1:29AM1.26m | 1:55PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.86m | 6:08PM0.89m | 7:03AM0.75m | 7:28PM0.73m | 7:40AM0.58m | 7:58PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
367 | 326 | 316 | 316 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 258 | 258 | 223 | 195 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 138 | 145 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 6 |
35 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 99 | 151 | 246 | 222 | 147 | 135 | 92 | 61 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NE 3 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 386 | 359 | 318 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 277 | 118 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 891 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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