Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1
E
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121255111111117715145777777756
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78485547615843422424353442404527818616711596725964150
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
1.39
1:33PM
1.41
1:54AM
1.60
2:08PM
1.57
2:25AM
1.79
2:40PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.55
7:36PM
0.42
8:04AM
0.36
8:09PM
0.26
8:36AM
0.19
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--121---------------
Temp. °C232323232424232323222121262926252623232530252423
Feels °C (?)252423232325252625252322262825252522222428232422
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