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 Sunday 24 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 23.4° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24							Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 5	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	94	144	141	103	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	75	106	93	106	237	203	176	165	112	67
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide			10:14AM1.21m					11:15PM1.39m				11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m				12:46PM1.32m				1:10AM1.52m
Low Tide	4:09AM0.70m				4:25PM0.60m					5:41AM0.65m				5:46PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	20	21	21	20	20	19	19	22	22	21	21	19	18	17	18	22	24	23	22	21	20
Feels °C	20	20	20	20	23	23	21	21	19	19	22	20	20	21	19	19	17	18	21	23	23	23	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	94	144	141	103	99	97	93	121	117	112	108	106	102	100	75	63	45	45	37	203	176	165	71	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 17	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	56	69	68	68	68	46	46	45	44	41	41	6	5	15	15	74	83	54	237	36	35	32	104	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	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	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	51	20	18	18	17	17	18	15	15	16	6	5	5	5	10	15	6	106	54	61	59	55	53	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	NNE 2	ENE 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SW 3
kJ	—	37	35	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	1	65	23	44	69	106	93	77	69	37	49	64	112	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Tongaat KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	37	42	25	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	6	13
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Siyayi			Umhlanga	Siyayi	Mtunzini
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2			2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Angourie Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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