Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 165 | 162 | 522 | 1899 | 2597 | 2007 | 1346 | 1092 | 1347 | 666 | 524 | 450 | 325 | 281 | 256 | 226 | 176 | 138 | 108 | 116 | 94 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.07m | 10:51PM1.07m | 12:17PM1.19m | 00:32AM1.21m | 1:03PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.78m | 4:09PM0.89m | 5:27AM0.77m | 6:30PM0.76m | 6:38AM0.62m | 7:13PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 222 | 165 | 162 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 832 | 666 | 524 | 450 | 325 | 281 | 256 | 226 | 176 | 138 | 108 | 116 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 137 | 119 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 55 | 48 | 28 | 51 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 55 | — | 50 | 522 | 1899 | 2597 | 2007 | 1346 | 1092 | 1347 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 116 | 897 | 897 | 471 | 324 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 741 | 118 | 6 | 0 |
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