Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	47	78	123	154	188	116	92	127	130	127	125	122	112	156	155	150	79	219	181	186	261	241	193	145	95
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m				00:05AM1.25m				12:42PM1.49m				1:04AM1.39m
Low Tide	2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m				6:11AM0.55m				7:04PM0.51m


	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	1	1	1	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	21	21	21	23	24	24	23	22	22	21	21
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	23	20	23	23	26	24	22	21	20	22	24	24	24	24	24	25	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	S 6	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	E 10	ESE 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	42	39	123	154	24	116	92	127	130	105	125	88	92	64	83	81	70	133	111	107	134	134	134	110	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 7	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	SSW 10	E 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	35	33	24	23	13	12	8	15	14	127	19	122	42	40	39	23	59	56	56	163	154	143	101	96	95
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SSW 11	SSW 7	S 10	—	S 17	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 7
kJ	47	52	33	22	17	13	8	8	3	22	10	47	—	6	23	46	79	116	121	55	40	41	39	25	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	SE 5	—	E 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	—	SE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	45	78	5	—	188	30	38	65	83	—	109	114	112	156	155	150	69	219	181	186	261	241	193	145	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	19	39	42	314	600	116	42	82	68	68	116	741	25	721	42	258	25	6	443	1298	39	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Sodwana		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga			Sodwana	Umhlanga	Salmon Bay				Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2		2			1	2	3				3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4

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