Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SSW
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)991489913999999999105666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13293105686565645957585858606061626491148148148148143165
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
0
W
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.88
5:54AM
1.97
6:04PM
1.79
6:26AM
1.86
6:36PM
1.66
7:00AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.02
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.20
12:43AM
0.19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--6:37-------6:36-------6:35-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C272727262524232526272625242322242626252423222123
Feels °C (?)292830292928262927272627272624242423222222212022
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