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 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.3° 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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (25 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25							Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	ENE 6	SSW 4	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 5	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	83	106	172	203	176	120	133	52	29	26	44	43	31	34	44	92
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	ESE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				11:43AM1.24m				00:21AM1.45m				12:46PM1.32m				1:10AM1.52m				1:34PM1.41m				1:50AM1.59m
Low Tide		5:41AM0.65m				5:46PM0.57m				6:44AM0.56m				6:45PM0.51m				7:29AM0.46m				7:31PM0.44m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	21	22	21	21	19	18	17	17	22	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	23	23	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	20	18	20	20	20	21	19	18	17	17	21	22	23	22	20	18	19	20	24	22	21	21	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 4	ENE 6	ENE 5	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 5	ENE 6
kJ	117	112	108	106	102	100	100	74	33	24	172	203	176	120	85	52	27	15	11	9	31	29	44	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	44	41	41	26	26	26	26	14	83	74	54	52	35	32	71	52	22	19	44	43	23	22	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	S 16	SW 16	SSW 16	E 9	SSW 18	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 4	E 8	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	15	16	6	6	5	5	10	25	14	106	28	61	59	55	53	34	16	21	6	3	2	5	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	14	26	32	64	50	25	32	47	80	133	17	29	26	—	—	6	34	115	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	6	39	13	1	6	42	42	1	6	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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