Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 753 | 1688 | 3169 | 2725 | 2224 | 1336 | 1240 | 550 | 639 | 631 | 631 | 600 | 600 | 563 | 563 | 522 | 501 | 390 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 238 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.12m | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:42PM1.22m | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:30PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:20PM0.75m | 7:24AM0.66m | 7:40PM0.66m | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 99 | 79 | 60 | 194 | 333 | 736 | 550 | 639 | 631 | 631 | 600 | 600 | 563 | 563 | 522 | 501 | 390 | 307 | 266 | 206 | 159 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 36 | 78 | 59 | 42 | 385 | 457 | 540 | 402 | 309 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 165 | 163 | 160 | 265 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 238 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 22 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 157 | — | 57 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 753 | 1688 | 3169 | 2725 | 2224 | 1336 | 1240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 34 | 65 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 741 | 626 | 721 | 443 | 443 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 443 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 732 | 732 | 462 | 258 |
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