Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
S
1.7
S
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)6788877712121212121110101088811678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271670698527358311252225220217217258288268231177144113108105191177503566
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
E
5
SE
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
2.08
5:12PM
1.91
5:30AM
1.99
5:44PM
1.81
6:03AM
1.84
6:17PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
-0.11
11:08AM
-0.05
11:16PM
-0.06
11:40AM
0.04
11:48PM
0.06
12:13PM
0.18
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
54211111------131------1
Temp. °C242322222222222323222122252625232323232426262524
Feels °C (?)222120212122232324242324262529252726262624232221
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