Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 775 | 1015 | 1521 | 1531 | 1323 | 1259 | 1229 | 1346 | 1346 | 1074 | 1093 | 1020 | 625 | 625 | 588 | 901 | 959 | 999 | 1172 | 1204 | 2414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.78m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:03PM1.83m | 5:09AM1.80m | 5:32PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.11m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.07m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 235 | 47 | 49 | 210 | 156 | 152 | — | 968 | 143 | 66 | 42 | 625 | 625 | 588 | 901 | 959 | 999 | 1172 | 1204 | 2414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 84 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 363 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | 25 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 44 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 775 | 1015 | 1521 | 1531 | 1323 | 1259 | 1229 | 1346 | 1346 | 1074 | 1093 | 1020 | 465 | 356 | 364 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 1247 | 443 | 277 | 93 | 87 | 39 | 39 | 922 | 941 | 941 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 178 | 178 | 258 | 37 | 0 |
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