Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
24.8° 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 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
E
0.8
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)16151515141414131381313686712121111751111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)827711310910196939286898585807353574670434227292323
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
ESE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
5
SE
0
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
1.08
12:35AM
1.19
12:49PM
1.23
1:21AM
1.39
1:33PM
1.41
1:54AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.76
6:45AM
0.75
6:58PM
0.60
7:30AM
0.55
7:36PM
0.42
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C292824232323222226272525242323232324242423232223
Feels °C (?)282724252525242425262826252424232324252626262425
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