Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)141515141414131313131312121212121111111111666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1048124612751063912868704591498414402300235184180137127898661598088104
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.45
6:38PM
1.33
6:49AM
1.30
7:19PM
1.18
7:39AM
1.15
9:41PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.49
12:42AM
0.60
1:11PM
0.64
1:26AM
0.77
2:34PM
0.79
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202023242322201919202426242322212122252625242322
Feels °C (?)212122222121202020212425242424242424252526262523
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