Thompsons Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.53° S 31.22° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.5° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 23							Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	112	112	185	144	141	102	98	96	94	141	141	103	99	89	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	97	77
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	ESE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:39AM1.27m				9:47PM1.36m				10:14AM1.21m					11:15PM1.39m				11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m
Low Tide	2:33AM0.64m				2:56PM0.56m				4:09AM0.70m				4:25PM0.60m					5:41AM0.65m				5:46PM0.57m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	22	22	21	21	19	18
Feels °C	16	18	21	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	22	21	22	23	22	21	20	19	21	19	19	20	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 6	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	62	41	185	144	141	102	98	96	94	141	94	103	99	89	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	75	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 12	E 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	112	112	71	48	48	47	27	25	51	96	141	68	68	66	46	45	44	41	42	6	5	15	15	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 16	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16
kJ	81	73	19	41	36	35	57	54	25	20	18	18	17	17	18	15	15	16	6	5	5	5	10	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 2	ENE 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	9	21	22	20	18	19	13	13	9	31	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	86	42	77	97	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	118	118	204	6	6	6	6	6	7	42	741	0	0	0	0	0	42	732	732	462	42	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Bog Bay	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	1	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Arrawarra Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	8	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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