Thompsons Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.53° S 31.22° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (31 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (31 May)	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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31					Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 5	SSW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	110	83	66	56	50	140	73	71	57	37	50	83	81	38	38	37	36	36	35	39	38	37	59	101
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NW	SW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			3:50PM1.62m				4:00AM1.69m				4:21PM1.63m				4:31AM1.67m				4:54PM1.61m					5:02AM1.64m
Low Tide	9:40AM0.22m				9:50PM0.27m				10:11AM0.21m				10:22PM0.28m				10:42AM0.22m				10:54PM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	21	20	18	17	17	17	21	22	21	20	18	18	17	18	23	23	22	22	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	22	20	20	20	18	17	17	17	20	20	20	21	19	18	16	17	21	21	21	22	19	20	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	110	83	66	50	50	65	67	53	50	37	36	35	35	15	13	37	36	36	35	39	38	37	37	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 13
kJ	65	18	56	56	23	140	73	34	35	37	39	39	39	38	38	19	19	19	19	8	9	10	5	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	18	50	24	24	48	22	34	71	57	28	50	83	81	34	27	9	9	34	34	14	8	8	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6
kJ	—	1	4	5	4	4	3	8	4	8	14	24	19	35	35	28	—	9	10	—	3	13	59	101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	0	1	1	1	42	42	25	6	37	1	37	40
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	2	2	2	1			2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4

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