Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
1.6
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
2182
2460
2806
2806
1995
1033
2392
3042
2995
2628
2179
1715
1384
1119
967
876
777
777
723
615
483
411
323
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27AM1.68m
5:54PM1.68m
5:59AM1.65m
6:28PM1.66m
6:33AM1.59m
7:04PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.30m
11:39AM0.18m
11:56PM0.33m
12:11PM0.21m
00:32AM0.36m
12:45PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
16
14
13
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
20
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
16
15
15
18
15
17
15
14
13
12
10
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
16
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
1.8
S
11
2.5
S
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1840
2182
2460
2806
2806
1995
849
2392
3042
2995
2628
2179
1715
1384
1119
967
876
777
777
723
615
483
411
323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.6
S
14
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
30
31
85
82
82
115
1033
176
101
101
96
93
93
65
64
63
63
59
59
59
58
40
39
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
14
0.3
NE
7
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
5
15
8
114
104
103
98
98
90
9
15
15
7
7
6
6
6
33
33
33
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
7
29
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
368
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
39
6
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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