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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | |
57 | 37 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 137 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.63m | 4:31AM1.67m | 4:54PM1.61m | 5:02AM1.64m | 5:27PM1.58m | 5:35AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.21m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:42AM0.22m | 10:54PM0.32m | 11:15AM0.25m | 11:28PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | |
— | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
50 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 137 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 |
35 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 60 | 40 | 115 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 |
57 | 28 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 63 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — |
1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 111 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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