Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (22 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 6	SSW 7	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	83	108	421	576	452	278	273	319	409	157	448	799	739	561	327	1065	1016	956	690	574	409	333	248	227
Wind (km/h)	W	W	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSW	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:15AM1.37m				1:35PM1.56m				1:49AM1.52m					2:05PM1.73m				2:20AM1.66m				2:35PM1.88m
Low Tide			7:17AM0.46m				7:46PM0.40m				7:49AM0.31m					8:16PM0.23m				8:20AM0.17m				8:47PM0.10m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	22	22	22	22	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	22	22	21	21	20
Feels °C	19	20	22	21	20	21	23	19	18	16	14	15	17	16	19	20	19	16	16	18	19	18	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	S 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 10	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	83	83	421	576	452	278	273	319	57	45	45	33	33	561	327	1065	1016	956	690	574	409	333	248	227
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	71	108	84	90	76	76	74	57	22	22	22	22	23	33	322	35	36	36	36	37	37	36	37	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	SE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	13	21	26	26	39	35	35	22	2	2	2	2	2	13	33	13	13	13	12	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	—	—	—	ENE 5	—	—	—	S 12	S 6	SSW 7	S 10	SSW 10	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7
kJ	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	409	157	448	799	739	—	—	—	2	2	6	34	69	131	175	198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	4	1	1	2	2	4	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	277	898	39	0	82	39	93	39	39	722	941	6	0	42	0	42	607	941	721	42	42
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3				2	2	2						3	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Kanon Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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