Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2111
1702
1361
1100
950
831
884
815
736
615
492
411
354
273
229
220
157
157
127
265
398
331
261
195
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM1.66m
6:33AM1.59m
7:04PM1.63m
7:11AM1.51m
7:46PM1.58m
7:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.21m
00:32AM0.36m
12:45PM0.26m
1:11AM0.42m
1:23PM0.33m
1:58AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
19
21
22
20
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
18
16
15
14
14
13
17
16
18
18
16
14
12
12
16
17
22
19
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
2111
1702
1361
1100
950
831
884
815
736
615
492
411
354
273
229
220
157
157
127
97
175
142
127
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
93
93
65
64
63
63
62
62
62
61
40
39
39
31
31
43
32
20
19
124
82
80
63
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
53
9
15
8
7
7
6
6
6
33
33
31
29
39
38
38
37
6
6
19
18
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
7
29
44
87
97
82
102
32
32
265
398
331
261
195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
6
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
12
42
37
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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