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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | |
141 | 257 | 230 | 331 | 384 | 463 | 375 | 482 | 567 | 650 | 569 | 555 | 544 | 710 | 748 | 546 | 484 | 426 | 318 | 494 | 1101 | 1345 | 1290 | 1207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.16m | 00:19AM1.35m | 12:45PM1.28m | 1:16AM1.50m | 1:34PM1.42m | 1:55AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.77m | 5:35PM0.66m | 6:44AM0.64m | 6:50PM0.53m | 7:34AM0.49m | 7:35PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
137 | 257 | 230 | 235 | 279 | 286 | 375 | 482 | 567 | 650 | 569 | 555 | 544 | 546 | 546 | 546 | 484 | 426 | 318 | 271 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 13 | SW 15 | — | — |
141 | 101 | 96 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 8 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
28 | 77 | 74 | 331 | 384 | 463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 710 | 748 | — | — | 13 | 193 | 494 | 1101 | 1345 | 1290 | 1207 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 172 | 314 | 626 | 626 | 39 | 6 |
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