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Thompsons Bay in Kwazulu-Natal is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for sharks.

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Overall Thompsons Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Thompsons Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salt Rock	1 mi
Second closest break	Sunrise	4 mi
Third closest break	Surfers	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Bog Bay	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Salmon Bay	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Thompsons Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4739 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5215 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5236 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5642 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5837 mi
Tide stations nearest to Thompsons Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	25 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2672 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2940 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3288 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3715 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Thompsons Bay:
Closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	159 mi
Second closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	213 mi
Third closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	213 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	213 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	213 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Thompsons Bay:
Closest city location	Ballitoville (South Africa)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Stanger (South Africa)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Umhlanga (South Africa)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mount Edgecombe (South Africa)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kwamashu (South Africa)	21 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Thompsons Bay is Virginia (Durban) Airport (VIR) in South Africa, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Thompsons Bay is Durban International Airport (DUR), also in South Africa, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) in South Africa, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Richards Bay (Richard's Bay) Airport (RCB) in South Africa is 122 km (76 miles) away.
• Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Ulundi) Airport (ULD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Thompsons Bay and is 136 km (84 miles) away.