Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 66 | 77 | 94 | 145 | 180 | 163 | 162 | 264 | 1162 | 1108 | 897 | 394 | 310 | 234 | 181 | 161 | 171 | 171 | 234 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.03m | 3:56AM1.88m | 4:12PM2.01m | 4:30AM1.86m | 4:47PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.01m | 10:58PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 66 | 44 | 38 | 145 | 180 | 163 | 162 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 394 | 310 | 193 | 181 | 161 | 171 | 171 | 234 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 40 | 81 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 157 | 147 | 114 | 82 | 84 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 31 | 82 | 84 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 77 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 264 | 1162 | 1108 | 897 | 291 | 223 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 9 | 19 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 368 | 929 | 258 | 87 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 941 | 0 | 0 |
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