
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
560 | 902 | 583 | 816 | 864 | 933 | 1039 | 1237 | 1135 | 1100 | 1082 | 833 | 748 | 683 | 672 | 555 | 546 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 442 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.68m | 7:19AM1.49m | 7:51PM1.55m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:34PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.21m | 1:20AM0.41m | 1:27PM0.34m | 2:01AM0.53m | 2:06PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
560 | 902 | 583 | 816 | 864 | 933 | 1039 | 1237 | 1135 | 1100 | 1082 | 833 | 748 | 683 | 672 | 555 | 546 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 442 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
272 | 94 | 261 | 194 | 187 | 167 | 74 | 70 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 118 | 141 | 86 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 79 | 92 | 151 | 203 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
90 | 38 | 112 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 55 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 56 | 45 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | 71 | 15 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 43 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 178 | 39 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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