Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.5° 

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
207
436
373
325
274
235
194
189
157
153
125
127
138
163
141
147
148
123
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSW
20
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:33PM1.83m
2:47AM1.74m
3:03PM1.93m
3:17AM1.82m
3:32PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.17m
8:48AM0.09m
9:13PM0.08m
9:18AM0.03m
9:40PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
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25
22
Feels °C
22
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