Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.3
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.5
E
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)78877771266121212812575677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5575333872791671319587575655344629284228566610494947289
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.85
3:22PM
2.06
3:42AM
1.89
4:00PM
2.04
4:20AM
1.88
4:37PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
-0.01
9:06AM
-0.03
9:35PM
-0.06
9:44AM
-0.05
10:11PM
-0.05
10:23AM
-0.01
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise--4:58-------4:56-------4:56-----
Sunset------6:19-------6:20-------6:20-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1131----1---
Temp. °C201918202121212020201919191919191818191919202020
Feels °C (?)171616181918201920202020191817171616171818192020
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