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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 May 2025 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
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 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 1284 | 3018 | 5059 | 2648 | 1277 | 1442 | 1329 | 1181 | 1127 | 964 | 933 | 819 | 699 | 664 | 553 | 465 | 467 | 403 | 344 | 231 | 131 | 123 | 94 | 126 | 89 | 97 | 103 | 139 | 120 | 118 | 94 | 171 | 151 | 71 | 96 | 123 | 123 | 205 | 182 | 158 | 220 | 280 | 359 | 346 | 263 | 256 | 296 | 245 | 229 | 151 | 181 | 335 | 315 | 278 | 191 | 183 | 186 | 190 | 165 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:13PM 1.66 | 3:23AM 1.78 | 3:40PM 1.69 | 3:50AM 1.78 | 4:08PM 1.69 | 4:18AM 1.76 | 4:37PM 1.67 | 4:47AM 1.71 | 5:07PM 1.62 | 5:17AM 1.65 | 5:40PM 1.55 | 5:50AM 1.56 | 6:19PM 1.47 | 6:30AM 1.47 | 7:09PM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.20 | 9:11PM 0.22 | 9:33AM 0.16 | 9:40PM 0.19 | 10:00AM 0.15 | 10:08PM 0.20 | 10:28AM 0.16 | 10:37PM 0.24 | 10:58AM 0.21 | 11:08PM 0.30 | 11:30AM 0.27 | 11:42PM 0.38 | 12:06PM 0.35 | 12:21AM 0.48 | 12:50PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
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