Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
2.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)87777791010111212121212121312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041401341129166518552662260024292260207019761684141514591376989855973636647660350
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.87
5:48PM
1.73
6:02AM
1.75
6:11PM
1.61
6:25AM
1.61
6:33PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.04
11:45AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:09PM
0.25
12:15AM
0.28
12:33PM
0.38
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---5:48-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset------6:22-------6:20-------6:19-
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1212211111111-------
Temp. °C252524252524222221201919202121212020192022232322
Feels °C (?)292827252117161617171718192021212021192121212223
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