Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
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 Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 688 | 688 | 880 | 965 | 925 | 874 | 733 | 356 | 303 | 191 | 320 | 478 | 486 | 421 | 421 | 1142 | 1088 | 1056 | 915 | 902 | 675 | 381 | 326 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.72m | 6:16PM1.74m | 6:27AM1.62m | 7:04PM1.66m | 7:13AM1.50m | 7:55PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.13m | 00:22AM0.30m | 12:38PM0.21m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 688 | 688 | 880 | 965 | 925 | 874 | 733 | 356 | 303 | 186 | 301 | 215 | 210 | 232 | 421 | 1142 | 1088 | 1056 | 915 | 902 | 675 | 381 | 326 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 256 | 188 | 191 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 277 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 119 | 85 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 9 | S 7 | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 87 | 176 | 320 | 478 | 486 | 421 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 40 | 60 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 324 | 763 | 277 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 750 | 750 | 592 |
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