Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 110 | 157 | 200 | 115 | 125 | 121 | 107 | 98 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 134 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 295 | 306 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.56m | 2:27AM1.59m | 2:45PM1.74m | 2:54AM1.73m | 3:11PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.41m | 8:25PM0.38m | 8:32AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:18PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 66 | 64 | 52 | 73 | 107 | 79 | 105 | 84 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 256 | 292 | 346 | 326 | 295 | 282 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 74 | 69 | 113 | 64 | 54 | 69 | 86 | 73 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 110 | 157 | 55 | 48 | 125 | 121 | 107 | 98 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 21 | 81 | 55 | 134 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | WNW 3 | W 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 59 | 200 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 64 | 48 | 146 | 306 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 118 | 324 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
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