Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 151 | 192 | 228 | 307 | 449 | 167 | 181 | 148 | 91 | 86 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 107 | 239 | 223 | 257 | 402 | 870 | 885 | 1068 | 908 | 650 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.78m | 3:06PM1.98m | 3:23AM1.85m | 3:39PM2.03m | 3:56AM1.88m | 4:12PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 151 | 192 | 228 | 41 | 33 | 46 | 47 | 61 | 59 | 74 | 48 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 197 | 39 | 257 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 908 | 650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 45 | 48 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 29 | 62 | 62 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | 45 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 92 | 68 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 109 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 307 | 449 | 167 | 181 | 148 | 91 | 86 | — | 55 | 58 | 107 | 239 | 223 | — | 402 | 870 | 885 | 1068 | — | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 368 | 118 | 93 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 738 | 87 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 324 | 178 | 93 | 87 |
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