Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 313 | 512 | 221 | 674 | 1128 | 1051 | 951 | 1145 | 1224 | 1150 | 972 | 882 | 821 | 776 | 774 | 592 | 711 | 494 | 492 | 492 | 502 | 441 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:49AM1.89m | 4:05PM2.05m | 4:18AM1.91m | 4:34PM2.04m | 4:48AM1.88m | 5:04PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | 10:51AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 105 | 88 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 70 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 592 | 504 | 494 | 492 | 492 | 502 | 441 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 313 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 17 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 221 | — | 512 | 221 | 674 | 1128 | 1051 | 951 | 1145 | 1224 | 1150 | 972 | 882 | 821 | 776 | 774 | — | 711 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 82 | 897 | 897 | 897 | 776 | 471 | 471 | 277 | 40 | 39 | 776 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 82 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
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