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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 03 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 277 | 291 | 222 | 209 | 226 | 602 | 666 | 446 | 345 | 249 | 185 | 289 | 389 | 402 | 403 | 523 | 400 | 404 | 354 | 359 | 312 | 344 | 378 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 1.17 | 1:42PM 1.22 | 1:49AM 1.36 | 2:17PM 1.43 | 2:24AM 1.54 | 2:46PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26AM 0.69 | 7:40PM 0.66 | 8:04AM 0.50 | 8:17PM 0.47 | 8:33AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Continuing clean conditions at Thompsons Bay (calm at Durban Shaka Airport 14 km from Thompsons Bay). 1.5m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 1.0m 13s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.6m 7s swell from the SSE as well as a 0.4m 10s swell from the E. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 36 min ago
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