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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 SAST
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Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
25.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)888888888888888789988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19519648348956022929123578913241148717545385286455144217161288939787639617645
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
WSW
0
NNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
30
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
1.14
1:22PM
1.29
2:01AM
1.26
2:14PM
1.40
2:43AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.72
6:53AM
0.72
7:48PM
0.61
7:57AM
0.61
8:32PM
0.48
8:41AM
0.49
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:09-------5:09--
Sunset6:59-------6:59-------6:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232225252831262523222626262423232323242525
Feels °C (?)282828272429263030212222222525232019192121212222
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