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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)111111101010101010131312121313131312121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400350286208165200233153177316401301217311260264260225339225181202209158
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.78
4:48AM
1.80
4:55PM
1.82
5:18AM
1.84
5:24PM
1.82
5:48AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.08
10:49AM
0.17
11:04PM
0.04
11:20AM
0.16
11:33PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--6:58-------6:58-------6:57-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-----1-----31---------
Temp. °C212223232221212223242422212121222223232221191921
Feels °C (?)212223232321212121212121211920222121202019171821
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