Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
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
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)109999988998999999991010566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3122532371991329369686565515557585858606162646491148187
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
20
E
20
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
2.02
5:34PM
1.88
5:54AM
1.97
6:04PM
1.79
6:26AM
1.86
6:36PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
-0.08
11:31AM
0.02
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.20
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------6:37-------6:36-------6:35-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------51---------------
Temp. °C242324252727272524232223262726252423222426262524
Feels °C (?)282628292928312928272426272726272625242423222122
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