Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.7°C

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Evening (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s

Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	E 10	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	209	209	234	374	531	537	443	342	286	389	172	140	112	109	86	64	122	115	125	170	141	157	206
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		6:33AM1.51m				6:53PM1.42m				7:39AM1.35m					8:06PM1.24m				9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m
Low Tide				12:41PM0.46m				1:11AM0.49m				1:52PM0.65m					2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	1
Temp °C	17	20	25	23	23	22	20	19	20	22	24	23	22	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	17	22	19	20	20	19	17	20	22	21	22	22	21	21	20	17	16	19	19	17	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	99	99	79	64	62	47	35	35	25	220	172	140	112	109	86	64	48	45	125	49	47	67	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 7	E 7	SE 9
kJ	25	7	18	17	17	15	14	14	29	68	67	80	79	80	64	48	53	52	23	14	24	23	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 13
kJ	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	13	12	8	11	11	21	35	47	33	20	19	9	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	SSW 2	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	209	209	234	374	531	537	443	342	286	389	1	24	42	38	31	62	122	115	101	170	141	157	206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	42	373	443	443	514	442	25	258	0	6	116	118	172	6	39	118	118	93	93	118	368	39	39
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Rating (10 max)	2						2		1	3	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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