Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16			Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	384	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	210	192	156	156	173	404	423
Wind (km/h)	SE	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	S	SE	S	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	SSE	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m
Low Tide				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	16	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	21	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	19	19	18	16	17	15	15	20	21	20	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12
kJ	384	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	404	423
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	84	101	53	25	139	99	26	26	27	25	24	137	210	180	156	104	173	121	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	SSW 10	SW 11
kJ	7	5	11	40	10	10	33	29	14	22	40	—	42	40	69	100	92	129	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	66	0	0	0	0	0	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	25	42	19	6	0
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Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6

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