Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1332 | 1033 | 733 | 506 | 398 | 374 | 294 | 217 | 209 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 651 | 471 | 1387 | 2143 | 1955 | 1449 | 972 | 1060 | 901 | 471 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.10m | 12:05PM1.03m | 00:56AM1.14m | 1:46PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.74m | 2:38PM0.79m | 4:44AM0.84m | 6:12PM0.85m | 7:29AM0.73m | 7:45PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1332 | 1033 | 733 | 506 | 398 | 374 | 294 | 217 | 209 | 215 | 239 | 158 | 67 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 755 | 601 | 471 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 375 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 33 | — | 5 | 15 | 40 | 54 | 651 | 471 | 1387 | 2143 | 1955 | 1449 | 972 | 1060 | 901 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 204 | 471 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 368 | 722 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
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