Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Feb 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
26.2° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
1.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)851514141313131212667888812121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508010697129225168209187141130192372525648277228194158153150161175256
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
5
NW
15
N
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
1.32
2:09AM
1.42
2:26PM
1.51
2:50AM
1.63
3:03PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.68
7:54PM
0.54
8:18AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.34
8:58AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-5:43-------5:45-------5:45------
Sunset----6:30-------6:29-------6:28---
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
25-1-1---------------1044
Temp. °C232223232423232222253233302829262426272625242323
Feels °C (?)252021222626252222253232313029272629282727262424
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