Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.8° 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 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)121277667788888667710111211567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56263818591973855986943502261961311231481451533112671409391255443
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
SW
35
S
30
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
2.04
3:46PM
1.89
4:02AM
2.07
4:19PM
1.91
4:36AM
2.03
4:54PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
-0.00
9:40AM
-0.04
9:47PM
-0.06
10:13AM
-0.07
10:22PM
-0.06
10:47AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:15----
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121222830272826262726252423222221202127313028
Feels °C (?)242322232830272624252723222122232523212127292828
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