Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	SE 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	246	202	203	213	192	355	484	253	672	1313	2138	2046	1643	1223	1238	935	540	528	521	587	539	551	485
Wind (km/h)	N	SW	SSW	S	S	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off
High Tide			10:13AM1.12m					11:13PM1.20m				12:20PM1.12m				00:56AM1.24m				1:42PM1.22m
Low Tide	4:01AM0.73m				4:20PM0.74m					5:53AM0.74m				6:20PM0.75m				7:24AM0.66m				7:40PM0.66m


	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	21	20	20	18	19	18	17	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	16	18	19	19	21	16	14	11	13	9	11	11	13	14	14	14	13	15	16	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	SSW 14	S 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 19	SSW 18	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	113	96	73	167	192	355	161	106	103	99	77	59	192	333	788	621	528	528	521	587	539	551	485
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 22	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	236	202	167	51	164	164	15	10	5	5	36	78	43	42	385	457	540	402	314	309	225	225	165
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 7	—	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	99	59	109	213	36	23	6	6	6	2	7	—	2	2	41	40	29	17	2	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	SSW 12	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 7	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	246	—	203	28	25	71	484	253	672	1313	2138	2046	1643	1223	1238	935	—	435	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	19	116	117	42	0	39	314	721	444	443	443	443	39	6	6	0	0	19	732	42	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2							4	4	4	6	4		4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	6	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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