Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 353 | 373 | 322 | 440 | 406 | 240 | 183 | 163 | 137 | 164 | 155 | 113 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.44m | 6:26AM1.33m | 6:36PM1.29m | 7:11AM1.18m | 7:26PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.49m | 12:31PM0.62m | 00:58AM0.65m | 1:18PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 174 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 276 | 199 | 240 | 183 | 163 | 137 | 112 | 144 | 108 | 97 | 78 | 62 | 101 | 101 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | — | 77 | 81 | 44 | 34 | 34 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 49 | 36 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 43 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — |
| kJ | 149 | 353 | 373 | 322 | 440 | 406 | 1 | 57 | 73 | 136 | 164 | 155 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 721 | 117 | 118 | 93 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 39 | 118 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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