Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 120 | 91 | 336 | 636 | 1079 | 1166 | 1164 | 1146 | 1029 | 1061 | 1374 | 1347 | 1512 | 1137 | 1026 | 1924 | 996 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.64m | 5:27PM1.58m | 5:35AM1.59m | 6:03PM1.53m | 6:09AM1.53m | 6:43PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.25m | 11:28PM0.37m | 11:49AM0.30m | 00:04AM0.44m | 12:26PM0.35m | 00:45AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 67 | 46 | 336 | 636 | 88 | 1166 | 1164 | 1146 | 1029 | 1061 | 1374 | 1347 | 61 | 431 | 451 | 1020 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 120 | 91 | 103 | 29 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 84 | 86 | 54 | 52 | 56 | 386 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 74 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 86 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 3 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 72 | 4 | 1079 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 421 | 547 | 1512 | 1137 | 1026 | 1924 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 626 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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