Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 646 | 464 | 389 | 289 | 267 | 182 | 167 | 192 | 153 | 223 | 339 | 186 | 309 | 239 | 205 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 139 | 153 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.88m | 2:52AM1.78m | 3:06PM1.98m | 3:23AM1.85m | 3:39PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 646 | 464 | 389 | 289 | 267 | 94 | 75 | 85 | 91 | 79 | 88 | 123 | 78 | 52 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 39 | 19 | 36 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 161 | 154 | 192 | 153 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 47 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 4 | — | 30 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 42 | 80 | 94 | 182 | 167 | — | 2 | 223 | 339 | 186 | 309 | 239 | 205 | 150 | 104 | 104 | 139 | 153 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 443 | 741 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 118 | 117 | 118 | 6 | 9 |
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