Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
21.8° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
3
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)14131266667777777888899999999999999913129991010991516181615881011121314141413131415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)42544234544240419926741437677264722156354661890610161071442477472501610649165160759766652350762143541598171252245142844339940241949158868385049373015172820345447104829492449914646104601072339344402
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
SW
10
W
10
W
20
S
15
SE
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
0
WNW
15
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
40
S
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.44
7:57PM
1.49
8:01AM
1.33
8:45PM
1.40
8:55AM
1.24
9:44PM
1.33
10:08AM
1.17
10:58PM
1.29
11:40AM
1.16
12:16AM
1.31
12:58PM
1.22
1:19AM
1.37
1:54PM
1.31
2:09AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.49
1:30PM
0.39
2:05AM
0.58
2:13PM
0.50
2:58AM
0.66
3:05PM
0.60
4:06AM
0.70
4:14PM
0.67
5:28AM
0.70
5:38PM
0.69
6:44AM
0.64
6:54PM
0.64
7:41AM
0.55
7:51PM
0.55
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)131212121619171413131313171822181614141519202118161516171718201717151412171718151312121216191920201915566788888
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