Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 312 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 213 | 192 | 307 | 699 | 454 | 1089 | 1704 | 2302 | 3298 | 2859 | 1747 | 1478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.27m | 10:13AM1.12m | 11:13PM1.20m | 12:20PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.64m | 4:01AM0.73m | 4:20PM0.74m | 5:53AM0.74m | 6:20PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 10 |
| kJ | 403 | 367 | 319 | 319 | 278 | 163 | 113 | 117 | 91 | 66 | 192 | 307 | 132 | 106 | 101 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 194 | 333 | 895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 305 | 285 | 261 | 201 | 137 | 236 | 236 | 202 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 78 | 43 | 42 | 476 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 23 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 137 | 99 | 58 | 109 | 213 | 53 | 41 | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 47 | 156 | 286 | 251 | 312 | 226 | — | 3 | 24 | — | 47 | 699 | 454 | 1089 | 1704 | 2302 | 3298 | 2859 | 1747 | 1478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 600 | 373 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 169 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 118 | 756 | 626 | 626 | 721 | 443 | 443 | 39 | 37 |
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