Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
23.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
382
326
227
227
181
171
163
212
508
336
261
388
331
688
794
869
951
925
874
743
356
367
238
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:44PM1.80m
5:01AM1.80m
5:29PM1.79m
5:44AM1.72m
6:16PM1.74m
6:27AM1.62m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.07m
10:49PM0.14m
11:12AM0.08m
11:35PM0.20m
11:55AM0.13m
00:22AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
18
21
21
21
20
18
19
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
467
382
326
227
227
181
171
78
99
508
336
261
388
331
688
794
869
951
925
874
743
356
367
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.3
E
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.3
E
7
0.6
S
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
19
17
17
15
15
16
118
163
212
7
46
47
9
44
29
15
15
25
24
23
23
256
188
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
S
16
0.4
E
7
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
47
16
68
47
8
9
9
17
29
3
3
26
2
3
3
22
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
Energy kJ
9
1
17
27
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
6
138
42
0
0
0
0
0
19
732
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
42
40
0
0
1
39
40
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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