Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

21.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	861	967	882	802	802	725	725	740	784	846	831	723	621	530	458	449	392	384	327	327	279	279	279	234
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	SSE	S	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSE	ESE	ESE	NW	WNW	NW	NW	W	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:57PM1.79m				4:13AM1.83m				4:40PM1.87m				4:53AM1.83m					5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m
Low Tide			10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	18	17	16	17	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	19	20
Feels °C	18	18	18	17	15	16	19	18	21	20	20	19	18	17	20	18	20	20	18	17	16	16	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	861	967	882	802	802	725	725	740	784	846	831	723	621	530	458	449	392	384	327	327	279	279	279	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 4	S 9	S 4	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	52	33	33	33	19	18	15	9	17	8	11	22	20	6	15	3	54	68	46	26	102	99	15	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	17	17	7	—	—	—	3	2	12	12	8	8	8	15	3	17	7	7	21	40	10	10	33	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	13	13	7	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	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	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	42	0	0	0	0	0	39	277	39	0	0	0	0	0	6	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	39	118
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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