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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
2781 | 2089 | 1832 | 1787 | 1440 | 1154 | 845 | 834 | 704 | 458 | 365 | 360 | 356 | 184 | 179 | 218 | 292 | 348 | 388 | 420 | 430 | 563 | 623 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.29m | 8:48AM1.18m | 10:29PM1.23m | 11:18AM1.16m | 00:19AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.55m | 2:28AM0.71m | 3:19PM0.68m | 5:02AM0.77m | 5:35PM0.66m | 6:44AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
2781 | 2089 | 1832 | 1787 | 1440 | 1154 | 845 | 834 | 704 | 458 | 350 | 282 | 212 | 184 | 179 | 218 | 67 | 43 | 71 | 50 | 430 | 563 | 623 | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
22 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 83 | 18 | 78 | 80 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 141 | 101 | — | 16 | — | — | 50 | 50 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 247 | 365 | 360 | 356 | 39 | 39 | 106 | 292 | 348 | 388 | 420 | 111 | 71 | 124 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 1247 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 732 | 116 | 750 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 682 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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