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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 25 | 45 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 50 | 223 | 228 | 147 | 195 | 70 | 53 | 42 | 80 | 125 | 148 | 149 | 251 | 104 | 81 | 80 | 39 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:54AM 1.60 | 2:08PM 1.57 | 2:25AM 1.79 | 2:40PM 1.72 | 2:57AM 1.94 | 3:13PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.36 | 8:09PM 0.26 | 8:36AM 0.19 | 8:41PM 0.11 | 9:08AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
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