Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
8
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
278
1047
2409
2829
2276
1650
1193
771
600
482
424
369
200
202
135
90
164
130
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:56AM1.14m
1:46PM1.18m
1:54AM1.29m
2:23PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.85m
7:29AM0.73m
7:45PM0.71m
8:10AM0.56m
8:22PM0.55m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
32
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
27
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
18
16
17
15
15
17
17
18
19
20
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