
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
246 | 202 | 203 | 213 | 192 | 355 | 484 | 253 | 672 | 1313 | 2138 | 2046 | 1643 | 1223 | 1238 | 935 | 540 | 528 | 521 | 587 | 539 | 551 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.12m | 11:13PM1.20m | 12:20PM1.12m | 00:56AM1.24m | 1:42PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:20PM0.74m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:20PM0.75m | 7:24AM0.66m | 7:40PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
113 | 96 | 73 | 167 | 192 | 355 | 161 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 77 | 59 | 192 | 333 | 788 | 621 | 528 | 528 | 521 | 587 | 539 | 551 | 485 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | 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 |
236 | 202 | 167 | 51 | 164 | 164 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 78 | 43 | 42 | 385 | 457 | 540 | 402 | 314 | 309 | 225 | 225 | 165 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
99 | 59 | 109 | 213 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
246 | — | 203 | 28 | 25 | 71 | 484 | 253 | 672 | 1313 | 2138 | 2046 | 1643 | 1223 | 1238 | 935 | — | 435 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 116 | 117 | 42 | 0 | 39 | 314 | 721 | 444 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 732 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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