
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1016 | 958 | 787 | 787 | 1048 | 1676 | 2405 | 2547 | 2412 | 1949 | 1705 | 1483 | 1283 | 1138 | 1103 | 941 | 1001 | 1138 | 1215 | 865 | 740 | 603 | 584 | 488 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.43m | 11:55AM1.27m | 00:36AM1.48m | 1:17PM1.37m | 1:46AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.56m | 5:42AM0.57m | 5:58PM0.54m | 7:03AM0.48m | 7:19PM0.45m | 8:06AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1016 | 958 | 787 | 787 | 1048 | 1676 | 2405 | 2547 | 2412 | 1949 | 1705 | 1483 | 1283 | 1138 | 1103 | 941 | 1001 | 1138 | 1215 | 865 | 740 | 603 | 584 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
40 | 19 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 51 | 94 | — | — | — | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 443 | 93 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 929 |
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