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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 89 | 64 | 62 | 41 | 69 | 508 | 1433 | 1340 | 1307 | 1236 | 1056 | 955 | 677 | 1287 | 1334 | 2148 | 2370 | 2966 | 3416 | 2544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.57m | 5:39AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.47m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:41PM1.37m | 6:50AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 89 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 69 | 508 | 1433 | 1340 | 1307 | 1236 | 1056 | 955 | 677 | 702 | 566 | 1288 | 1543 | 1750 | 1954 | 1562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 262 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 194 | 510 | 313 | 234 | 182 | 127 | 486 | 619 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | — | SW 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 69 | 26 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 365 | 9 | 98 | 241 | 86 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 41 | 97 | — | 49 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1287 | 1334 | 2148 | 2370 | 2966 | 3416 | 2544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 68 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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