Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.0° 

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
379
327
327
279
279
279
234
234
234
194
190
210
192
156
156
173
404
423
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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