Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (25 Feb)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)101099109998887788151514111313131214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5417836145775894503832641991531236551515069106140141225219212187163
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
W
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.27
9:46PM
1.11
11:40AM
1.17
1:03AM
1.19
1:35PM
1.32
2:09AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.73
4:18AM
0.77
6:30PM
0.73
7:16AM
0.68
7:54PM
0.54
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:45
Sunset--6:31-------6:30-------6:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------312431---
Temp. °C272626242323232427262625242323222222222222222123
Feels °C (?)262426252424242627252627262626191919212323232224
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