Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 163 | 163 | 200 | 231 | 216 | 223 | 261 | 297 | 436 | 560 | 603 | 528 | 406 | 552 | 220 | 181 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.62m | 6:33AM1.51m | 6:53PM1.42m | 7:39AM1.35m | 8:06PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.27m | 00:18AM0.32m | 12:41PM0.46m | 1:11AM0.49m | 1:52PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 79 | 64 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 302 | 220 | 181 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 48 | 80 | 47 | 49 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | — | SSW 17 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 33 | 2 | — | 29 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 98 | 159 | 200 | 231 | 216 | 223 | 261 | 297 | 436 | 560 | 603 | 528 | 406 | 552 | — | 4 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 897 | 897 | 1002 | 750 | 721 | 314 | 293 | 373 | 600 | 722 | 600 | 495 | 258 | 258 | 0 | 6 | 116 | 118 | 118 | 39 | 37 |
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