Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
83
81
38
38
37
36
36
35
39
38
37
37
36
36
53
51
68
68
50
83
209
404
519
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
4:21PM1.63m
4:31AM1.67m
4:54PM1.61m
5:02AM1.64m
5:27PM1.58m
5:35AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.28m
10:42AM0.22m
10:54PM0.32m
11:15AM0.25m
11:28PM0.37m
11:49AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
21
20
18
17
17
18
22
23
22
20
20
19
19
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
17
17
22
24
20
21
19
17
16
17
20
21
21
20
19
16
17
17
22
22
23
21
19
18
17
16
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
36
35
35
38
38
37
36
36
35
39
38
37
37
36
36
53
51
68
68
50
83
111
404
519
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
39
39
39
34
34
19
19
19
19
19
7
7
8
4
12
12
25
57
60
39
83
205
135
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
50
83
81
7
7
3
36
34
34
30
13
8
8
33
12
18
1
1
4
42
65
92
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
7
8
6
20
14
8
3
3
2
6
20
3
6
5
3
2
15
150
209
178
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
42
0
0
1
1
1
42
42
42
1
1
6
6
1
9
93
42
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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