Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
26.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
1.1
SSW
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)616151414141414141414146777777771288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15833340244943744344343744337133125831837428521118816814315083355151155
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
0
WSW
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.64
6:55PM
1.47
7:19AM
1.41
7:48PM
1.26
8:30AM
1.19
10:22PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.36
1:04AM
0.45
1:36PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.68
3:09PM
0.75
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:01-------6:00-------5:59---
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C222223232323222221232626252524242325262726242423
Feels °C (?)222324232425232322232423222525272629272828252725
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