Thompsons Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Thompsons Bay

Issued: 1 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
450
386
342
437
657
713
673
661
627
615
575
564
520
510
492
520
416
449
449
434
332
284
279
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
W
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:49AM1.45m
7:30PM1.44m
7:38AM1.37m
8:27PM1.41m
8:41AM1.30m
9:37PM1.41m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.51m
1:07PM0.42m
1:36AM0.58m
1:57PM0.48m
2:40AM0.63m
2:59PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
17
16
15
19
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
20
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
18
17
15
14
18
18
18
18
16
15
13
13
17
18
21
20
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
520
450
386
342
437
657
713
673
661
627
615
575
564
520
510
492
520
416
449
449
434
332
284
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
E
8
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
NE
5
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
219
116
207
268
385
337
270
212
163
147
115
118
118
117
117
115
77
18
48
27
25
14
13
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.3
NE
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
140
211
113
111
63
6
6
5
5
21
4
9
7
7
7
9
2
49
8
8
7
18
8
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
3
10
15
38
34
35
34
40
34
66
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
42
442
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
37
42
37
0
90
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
9
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