Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

21.9° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	266	234	196	168	351	734	875	844	942	980	967	986	918	834	730	716	755	934	819	723	646	621	551	477
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NW	NW	NW	E	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	S	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:11PM1.66m				3:30AM1.78m				3:57PM1.79m				4:13AM1.83m				4:40PM1.87m				4:53AM1.83m
Low Tide			9:16PM0.21m				9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m				10:23AM0.03m				10:45PM0.11m					11:02AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—
	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	17	16	16	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	20	20	19	19	20	20	19	18	20	20
Feels °C	18	18	18	17	15	15	19	17	17	19	18	17	17	16	19	18	18	19	20	19	18	17	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	266	234	196	148	351	734	875	844	942	980	967	986	918	834	730	716	755	934	819	723	646	621	551	477
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 9	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 5	S 9	S 9
kJ	157	151	182	168	136	78	53	52	52	33	33	19	19	18	18	16	8	8	16	17	16	12	14	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 10	—	—	SSW 11	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	S 12	S 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 9	S 9	S 11	SE 11
kJ	33	14	14	135	108	—	—	47	16	16	8	—	—	—	3	2	5	12	11	22	8	15	9	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	10	13	12	26	18	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Salmon Bay KZN North	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sunrise KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	12	305	6	1	0	6	0	0	9	42
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Sodwana	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Sunrise	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand
Rating (10 max)		2	2	3	3	3	3			4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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