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 Thursday 23 Apr 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 23.9° 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)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave 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	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
Wave Graph
kJ	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)	SSW	SSE	ESE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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
Feels °C	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
kJ	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
kJ	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
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	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
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	247	365	360	356	39	39	106	292	348	388	420	111	71	124	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	De Kelders Overberg	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay (Inside) KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Praia de Zavora Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast				Alkantstrand	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)				4	4	4	4	4		4		3	3	2	3	2	3				3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dias Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Richards Bay (Outside) KZN North
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lebu Chile	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7

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