Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 761 | 853 | 403 | 264 | 264 | 234 | 195 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 190 | 267 | 349 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.01m | 4:30AM1.86m | 4:47PM1.93m | 5:07AM1.78m | 5:24PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:11AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 10 | 5 | 270 | 264 | 193 | 234 | 195 | 202 | 171 | 147 | 190 | 267 | 349 | 371 | 392 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 153 | 135 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 63 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 21 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 52 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 200 | 761 | 853 | 403 | 256 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 62 | 37 | 47 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 368 | 277 | 258 | 87 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 592 | 722 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 929 | 42 | 0 |
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