Thompsons Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Thompsons Bay

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
437
657
713
673
661
627
615
586
575
596
596
520
492
492
458
458
392
392
379
284
320
273
225
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:30PM1.44m
7:38AM1.37m
8:27PM1.41m
8:41AM1.30m
9:37PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.42m
1:36AM0.58m
1:57PM0.48m
2:40AM0.63m
2:59PM0.53m
3:58AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
18
17
15
16
19
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
18
18
20
16
16
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
342
437
657
713
673
661
627
615
586
575
596
596
520
492
492
458
458
392
392
379
284
320
273
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
NE
4
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
268
385
337
331
255
200
147
115
115
118
150
115
102
67
12
38
24
24
13
13
18
21
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.3
NE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.5
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
111
63
6
6
5
5
4
4
9
7
7
9
9
43
4
8
8
7
8
8
54
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
5
12
29
25
23
20
31
9
52
148
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
13
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
9
39
39
93
39
39
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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