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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
24.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
NE
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)121313131399121213131313677146888171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22125226026426023226217818115820915816119126542930126395667541270811621204
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
1.84
5:24PM
1.82
5:48AM
1.86
5:54PM
1.78
6:20AM
1.83
6:27PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.04
11:20AM
0.16
11:33PM
0.03
11:52AM
0.17
12:03AM
0.07
12:26PM
0.23
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------6:57-------6:57-------6:57-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1211----------1---------
Temp. °C212120212323222220181821262726242324222325252423
Feels °C (?)202020222321191917161721262625232322212124242425
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