Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 437 | 657 | 713 | 673 | 661 | 627 | 615 | 586 | 575 | 596 | 596 | 520 | 492 | 492 | 458 | 458 | 392 | 392 | 379 | 284 | 320 | 273 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.37m | 8:27PM1.41m | 8:41AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.42m | 1:36AM0.58m | 1:57PM0.48m | 2:40AM0.63m | 2:59PM0.53m | 3:58AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 342 | 437 | 657 | 713 | 673 | 661 | 627 | 615 | 586 | 575 | 596 | 596 | 520 | 492 | 492 | 458 | 458 | 392 | 392 | 379 | 284 | 320 | 273 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 268 | 385 | 337 | 331 | 255 | 200 | 147 | 115 | 115 | 118 | 150 | 115 | 102 | 67 | 12 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 111 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 31 | — | 9 | 52 | 148 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 93 | 39 | 39 |
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