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Thompsons Bay Surf Forecast
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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1276 | 2116 | 1462 | 1169 | 1023 | 907 | 903 | 747 | 754 | 647 | 820 | 755 | 610 | 831 | 510 | 479 | 473 | 662 | 576 | 531 | 554 | 666 | 587 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21PM 1.48 | 9:51AM 1.26 | 10:47PM 1.40 | 11:36AM 1.23 | 12:23AM 1.41 | 1:10PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 0.58 | 4:01PM 0.56 | 5:19AM 0.61 | 5:41PM 0.59 | 6:53AM 0.55 | 7:13PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
Still cross-shore at Thompsons Bay (light winds from the SW at Durban Shaka Airport 14 km from Thompsons Bay). 3.1m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 1.6m 7s swell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
1 h 59 min ago
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