Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

21.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	621	609	520	449	384	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	188	192	192	156	173	404	423
Wind (km/h)	W	W	ESE	ESE	SSE	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSE	ESE	SE	WSW	W	W	NNW	NNW	ESE	ESE	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	off	off	off	off	off	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:53AM1.83m					5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m
Low Tide				11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	21	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	20	21	19	19	18
Feels °C	17	18	21	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	20	18	17	17	16	15	19	20	19	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	621	609	520	449	384	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	188	192	192	156	153	404	423
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	6	6	3	36	84	101	53	25	139	99	26	15	49	26	69	101	152	128	121	104	173	153	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 11
kJ	20	15	15	16	7	5	11	40	10	10	33	29	2	2	2	—	19	40	69	100	74	132	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	118	39	0	0	0	0	0	9	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	93	39	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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