Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 149 | 198 | 188 | 262 | 531 | 439 | 336 | 331 | 503 | 246 | 183 | 176 | 188 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.58m | 5:56AM1.48m | 6:05PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.33m | 6:36PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:31PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 105 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 115 | 198 | 68 | 174 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 208 | 246 | 183 | 137 | 109 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 44 | 88 | 5 | 32 | 104 | 149 | 90 | 188 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 81 | — | 114 | 34 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 27 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 36 | — | 40 | 262 | 531 | 439 | 336 | 331 | 503 | 27 | 131 | 176 | 188 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 721 | 118 | 443 | 443 | 39 |
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