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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | |
103 | 69 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 69 | 340 | 1152 | 1238 | 1094 | 1074 | 906 | 814 | 1058 | 1416 | 1270 | 878 | 1625 | 3525 | 3923 | 2074 | 1839 | 1597 | 3493 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:39AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.47m | 6:11AM1.46m | 6:41PM1.37m | 6:50AM1.35m | 7:35PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:04AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.45m | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | S 11 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
 kJ | 24 | 18 | 21 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 340 | 1152 | 1238 | 1094 | 1074 | 906 | 814 | 422 | 505 | 614 | 494 | 157 | 2039 | 2459 | 2074 | 1839 | 1597 | 3493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 20 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 257 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 568 | 604 | 328 | 127 | 98 | 130 | 486 | 722 | 938 | 1396 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 204 | 9 | 5 | 238 | 86 | 83 | 50 | 48 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | 229 | 1058 | 1416 | 1270 | 878 | 1625 | 3525 | 3923 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 76 | 68 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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