Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
23.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
12
3
SSW
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
101
103
78
119
205
422
226
111
81
57
43
54
80
88
221
551
698
1728
2287
790
1225
1208
1340
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.38m
1:02AM1.63m
1:33PM1.49m
1:56AM1.73m
2:24PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.47m
6:34PM0.43m
7:24AM0.35m
7:32PM0.32m
8:14AM0.24m
8:25PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
23
27
25
21
19
18
18
18
24
23
21
21
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
21
23
23
19
17
16
15
15
22
21
17
17
16
16
12
13
14
13
15
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
1
SSW
12
0.8
ESE
11
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
99
101
103
78
76
89
273
226
111
81
57
43
54
80
86
127
170
334
156
1248
790
1225
1208
1340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.8
ESE
11
0.1
NE
7
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
104
15
86
57
56
47
27
26
57
57
57
36
33
20
15
16
42
161
2
153
150
110
106
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.6
S
15
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
96
1
4
25
24
24
24
23
8
8
9
5
2
170
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
0.3
S
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
17
43
22
53
119
205
422
1
25
88
221
551
698
1728
2287
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
3
4
1
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
118
93
39
324
324
39
39
39
6
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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