Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
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 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 659 | 431 | 520 | 450 | 386 | 328 | 437 | 657 | 713 | 673 | 661 | 627 | 615 | 575 | 554 | 543 | 510 | 510 | 530 | 468 | 459 | 449 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.48m | 6:49AM1.45m | 7:30PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.41m | 8:41AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.51m | 1:07PM0.42m | 1:36AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.48m | 2:40AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 408 | 356 | 431 | 520 | 450 | 386 | 328 | 437 | 657 | 713 | 673 | 661 | 627 | 615 | 575 | 554 | 543 | 510 | 510 | 530 | 468 | 459 | 449 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 302 | 265 | 219 | 116 | 207 | 268 | 392 | 326 | 260 | 208 | 150 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 129 | 123 | 140 | 211 | 113 | 88 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 334 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
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