Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
477 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 108 | 78 | 79 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.41m | 10:01AM1.27m | 10:52PM1.45m | 11:24AM1.29m | 00:01AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.63m | 2:59PM0.53m | 3:58AM0.63m | 4:12PM0.55m | 5:18AM0.57m | 5:27PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
477 | 468 | 468 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 327 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 108 | 78 | 76 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
59 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 79 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | NE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | — | S 5 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 24 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 35 | 54 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 324 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 68 | 116 | 0 |
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