
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
429 | 522 | 431 | 349 | 264 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 281 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.95m | 3:41AM1.87m | 4:00PM2.02m | 4:11AM1.90m | 4:29PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
20 | 406 | 327 | 349 | 264 | 232 | 203 | 212 | 212 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 186 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
15 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 65 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 81 | 44 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 84 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
7 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
429 | 522 | 431 | — | 24 | 73 | 97 | 77 | 50 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 281 | 287 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 118 | 39 | 277 | 368 | 324 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 929 | 19 | 0 |
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