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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
24.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
2.1
ENE
1.9
NE
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
S
2.1
S
0.9
SSW
2.1
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121277111167871414131312121211111110161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5304254033252894313317646454703461680372350318565472311235184141177292350
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
1.54
7:28AM
1.59
7:30PM
1.41
8:07AM
1.46
8:11PM
1.28
8:56AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.29
1:34PM
0.50
1:40AM
0.42
2:17PM
0.61
2:22AM
0.56
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:03-------5:03-------5:05--
Sunset6:59-------6:59-------6:59-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1421-----------
Temp. °C252525232424242322212121212123232423232222242525
Feels °C (?)232326232421212019181920212023232526262423252626
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