Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

21.7° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	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
Wave Graph
kJ	802	725	725	740	770	831	831	723	621	541	520	449	440	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	234
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	SSE	S	S	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	ESE	ESE	SE	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSE	SE	E	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	on	on	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide	4:13AM1.83m				4:40PM1.87m				4:53AM1.83m					5:20PM1.90m				5:31AM1.80m				5:59PM1.87m
Low Tide			10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	19	17	16	19	20	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	20	18	20	19	19	18	17	18	20	18	20	20	18	20	17	16	19	20	20	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	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
kJ	802	725	725	740	770	831	831	723	621	541	520	449	440	379	327	327	279	279	279	234	234	234	234	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 4	S 4	S 9	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 13
kJ	29	18	15	9	17	8	11	22	6	3	15	14	80	92	46	24	139	98	26	26	49	26	24	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	S 9	S 4	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSE 10	SE 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 10	S 9	SSW 15	—
kJ	—	—	3	2	12	12	8	8	20	15	3	16	7	5	11	40	10	4	33	29	2	2	21	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	9	12	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	39	277	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	258	0	0	0	0	0	39	42	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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