Thompsons Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.53° S 31.22° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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 21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (12 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	6	8	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	158	327	161	191	158	194	188	194	184	145	372	303	256	640	982	1158	1060	1154	974	890	679	509	361	261
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ENE	W	SW	WSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					8:55AM 1.27				9:29PM 1.14				10:58AM 1.28					11:32PM 1.17				12:18PM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)			2:03AM 0.60				3:17PM 0.77				3:52AM 0.68					5:31PM 0.74				5:39AM 0.64				6:43PM 0.62

		Wednesday 12								Thursday 13								Friday 14
Sunrise	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	22	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	22	23	21	21	20	19	20	20	20	21	21	20
Feels °C (?)	21	20	21	24	23	24	25	25	24	23	23	22	17	19	17	16	16	16	19	19	16	15	15	14

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