Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.5°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (26 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	124	88	69	69	77	93	130	87	237	251	220	590	1220	1276	900	394	334	267	190	169	216	223	188	402
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:23AM1.85m				3:39PM2.03m				3:56AM1.88m				4:12PM2.01m				4:30AM1.86m				4:47PM1.93m
Low Tide				9:24AM-0.01m				9:50PM-0.04m				9:58AM-0.03m				10:23PM-0.03m				10:34AM0.01m				10:58PM0.05m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	6	—	—	1	1	6	5	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	19	19	20	19	18	18	20	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	19	19	19	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	21	14	14	16	16	16	16	19	18	19	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10
kJ	81	79	62	62	61	42	41	78	237	251	220	236	6	19	21	394	334	267	165	169	216	223	188	402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 11	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 8	NE 7	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 8	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	E 7
kJ	37	37	20	47	18	11	11	87	11	37	57	48	5	—	—	22	11	173	190	125	114	115	107	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ENE 7	SW 10	SSW 10	S 12	NE 7	S 11	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	S 12
kJ	31	55	48	18	25	19	25	11	23	11	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	30	31	76	110	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	—	—	NW 3	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	124	88	69	69	77	93	130	—	—	1	—	590	1220	1276	900	291	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Black Rocks Jetty Réunion	Blythedale KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Bog Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	39	6	13	39	2585	19	732	0	0	6	0	116	941	277	93	39	39	9	6	721	42	42	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Siyayi	Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)						Umhlanga	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand		Salt Rock	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1		1		1	2	2	2	1						2	3		2		2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	North Beach Durban/KZN South	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South		Dolphin Point Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	6	6	5	5	5

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