Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.8° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	933	948	1010	1010	925	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	494	546	494	442	403	403	403	361	319	282	236
Wind (km/h)	NW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m				7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m				8:48AM1.22m				9:34PM1.27m
Low Tide	1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m					2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m				2:49AM0.64m				2:57PM0.64m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	21	24	22	20	18
Feels °C	17	13	16	16	17	19	18	16	16	16	16	19	19	20	20	19	18	16	15	19	21	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	933	948	1010	1010	925	1082	761	748	624	614	555	546	494	494	546	494	442	403	403	403	361	319	282	236
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 9	S 8	S 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	167	48	47	46	29	47	116	132	110	75	61	37	71	91	151	206	193	237	322	376	351	261	198	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 12	SW 12	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	69	15	6	31	17	28	28	27	27	30	29	28	55	53	15	14	14	14	6	6	6	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	163	288	71	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	8	16	16	13	10	23	52	129	223	201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	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	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	39	39	277	324	368	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	592	514	258	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay				Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Salt Rock
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4				4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	8

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