Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 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 12AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)466777777566677121110995677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)581192752751058868564211212016110189897890138813840136153222
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
E
15
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
1.57
2:25AM
1.79
2:40PM
1.72
2:57AM
1.94
3:13PM
1.83
3:29AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.26
8:36AM
0.19
8:41PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.05
9:14PM
-0.00
9:40AM
-0.04
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------111111---------
Temp. °C262524242325302924232322212122232322212121222530
Feels °C (?)252625232325292822212323222224242525232222222628
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