Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 818 | 1098 | 736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 431 | 339 | 415 | 575 | 980 | 1010 | 964 | 905 | 807 | 571 | 478 | 334 | 260 | 272 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.88m | 5:04PM1.97m | 5:19AM1.80m | 5:37PM1.85m | 5:52AM1.67m | 6:11PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.03m | 11:14PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.07m | 11:47PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 816 | 736 | 674 | 687 | 625 | 603 | 504 | 431 | 339 | 415 | 575 | 980 | 1010 | 964 | 905 | 807 | 571 | 478 | 334 | 260 | 214 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 783 | 818 | 1098 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 53 | — | 4 | 43 | 40 | 108 | 173 | 272 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 39 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 929 | 929 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 732 | 750 | 891 | 891 | 750 |
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