Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	393	454	604	639	902	660	816	864	933	1039	1010	1197	1100	993	993	748	748	672	614	546	546	537	478	420
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	SE	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	glassy	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m				7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m				7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m
Low Tide	00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m					2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	17	20	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	19	21	20	19	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	21	20	20	20	18	17	14	15	18	18	19	18	16	15	16	16	18	18	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	393	454	604	639	902	660	816	864	933	1039	1010	1197	1100	993	993	748	748	672	614	546	546	537	478	420
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	S 12	SE 14	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	118	316	327	272	94	261	194	187	173	96	47	46	29	28	42	80	84	61	85	57	56	92	149	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	175	90	90	92	38	71	71	71	69	48	6	50	31	17	28	27	27	15	15	15	27	15	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 10	SW 8	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	245	32	—	—	—	5	—	—	3	3	4	19	41	49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	42	42	0	0	0	19	39	87	39	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Umhlanga	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mapelane	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Umhlanga	Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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