Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8
	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	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NE 6	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	273	268	220	180	154	127	212	236	213	207	176	159	73	70	110	255	96	68	40	41	53	53	109	86
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NNE	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide			7:11AM1.51m				7:46PM1.58m				7:57AM1.42m					8:37PM1.52m				8:56AM1.32m				9:44PM1.46m
Low Tide	1:11AM0.42m				1:23PM0.33m				1:58AM0.48m					2:08PM0.41m				2:56AM0.55m				3:07PM0.50m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	21	22	20	18	18	18	18	22	24	23	22	20	19	19	19	23	23	22	22	20
Feels °C	14	13	13	16	17	22	19	16	14	14	14	18	19	21	21	18	16	16	16	19	19	20	20	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	273	268	220	180	154	127	91	114	85	93	83	83	33	47	47	132	96	68	35	33	31	23	49	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 14	SE 9	SW 14	SSW 15
kJ	30	28	28	29	20	21	124	98	80	79	61	61	17	17	21	33	32	31	31	31	53	31	54	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 9	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SSW 15	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	SW 14	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	39	38	38	37	6	6	18	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	18	41	42	41	40	41	17	53	22	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 2	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 4	NE 6	SSW 3
kJ	77	79	67	60	29	41	212	236	213	207	176	159	73	70	110	255	—	1	—	—	34	10	109	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	42	42	37	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	37	0	0	0	0	0	66	42	0	0	39
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2	1	2	1			1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9	9

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