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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 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
24.8° 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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
NE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)678888888888888887888788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394502464709734412318235228200235270235195165250246346745857638507370264
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
35
SSW
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.09
12:00PM
1.22
12:58AM
1.14
1:22PM
1.29
2:01AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.77
5:05AM
0.76
6:38PM
0.72
6:53AM
0.72
7:48PM
0.61
7:57AM
0.61
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:07-------5:09--
Sunset6:59-------6:59-------6:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282724232326262625242423232425272828242222252625
Feels °C (?)252425252527272828282827262728293125222122272521
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