Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
159
155
153
143
69
169
169
97
164
183
167
252
424
264
341
520
387
297
217
220
685
819
454
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:41AM1.79m
6:01PM1.86m
6:12AM1.67m
6:34PM1.71m
6:46AM1.52m
7:13PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.09m
11:46AM0.06m
00:10AM0.18m
12:18PM0.18m
00:45AM0.33m
12:54PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
23
23
21
21
22
21
22
27
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
26
33
34
28
24
23
Feels °C
21
19
20
22
22
23
24
24
21
21
25
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
23
29
30
23
18
19
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