Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
27.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)11111111109111111111111995666666877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8911611411410826312591898685827623088919180646250157192152
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.82
3:12PM
1.74
3:28AM
1.91
3:39PM
1.81
3:54AM
1.96
4:06PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.20
9:09AM
0.18
9:14PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.09
9:41PM
0.03
10:01AM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:03-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323242626252423232223262625242423232324252424
Feels °C (?)252526262625242424252223252424232424242323222123
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