Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
25.8° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
1
SSW
2
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121615778815141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15815015041817255417085507246175384311653110686260550741930423618113513395
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
S
15
S
20
SW
25
S
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.67
3:24AM
1.81
3:35PM
1.79
3:55AM
1.93
4:05PM
1.87
4:24AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.17
9:31AM
0.16
9:40PM
0.04
10:01AM
0.07
10:09PM
-0.04
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset--6:28-------6:27-------6:25-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----323311--------------
Temp. °C262626242322201919212121202020212324232220201921
Feels °C (?)292728252322161414161718181919212021201919202023
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