Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.2°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 8	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	154	143	137	133	93	133	137	411	957	1599	878	465	291	211	197	275	265	188	233	106	266
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	NE	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:04AM1.39m				1:27PM1.63m				1:46AM1.52m					2:04PM1.74m				2:22AM1.62m
Low Tide		7:04PM0.51m				7:05AM0.42m				7:44PM0.37m				7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.25m


	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	6:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1
Temp °C	23	22	22	22	21	24	28	28	28	29	27	26	22	23	24	23	22	21	21	21	21
Feels °C	23	23	24	24	22	25	27	26	26	26	25	27	21	22	23	23	23	23	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	SSW 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12
kJ	63	48	36	33	93	133	137	133	89	1039	516	465	291	211	176	194	265	101	81	81	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 6	SSW 13	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 12	E 8
kJ	154	143	24	133	21	39	25	—	—	87	93	96	181	93	55	140	104	57	43	106	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSW 13	E 9	E 9	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	39	39	137	39	39	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	—	—	15	42	74
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	SSW 5	SW 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	SSW 13	SSW 5	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	S 10	S 10	SSE 5	—
kJ	33	35	32	26	26	62	119	411	957	1599	878	—	277	47	197	275	—	188	233	34	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mtunzini KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtunzini KZN North	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Quissico Inhambane	The Wreck Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	2
Distance (km)	82	0	0	0	0	42	722	600	443	82	129	6	87	118	626	897	93	6	39	93	6
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1				3		2	2	3			2	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9

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