Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.2°C

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	SE 10	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	407	167	132	100	84	80	77	87	74	62	161	122	117	148	151	100	100	380	373	122	127	148	119
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	E	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:39AM1.35m					8:06PM1.24m				9:32AM1.27m				10:20PM1.17m					11:33AM1.34m
Low Tide				1:52PM0.65m					2:33AM0.63m				4:01PM0.75m				4:40AM0.65m					6:03PM0.66m


	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	20	23	23	24	23	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	22	21	23	21	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	20	21	22	22	20	21	24	24	22	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	SE 6	SSW 11	SSW 10	E 10	ESE 6	E 9	ESE 6
kJ	242	167	132	100	84	79	64	64	45	62	161	122	117	148	24	100	98	23	20	122	127	87	104
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	E 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SSW 6	E 10	SE 9	SSW 7	S 10	E 10	S 9	E 9
kJ	25	68	80	79	80	80	77	48	35	39	41	17	32	32	13	13	100	3	15	48	117	41	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	S 15	E 11	E 10	SE 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 12	SSW 6	—	—	S 9	S 17	SSW 9
kJ	29	13	12	11	3	4	21	33	46	52	23	13	13	13	17	8	14	14	—	—	45	6	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 6	—	E 6	NE 6
kJ	407	—	4	13	36	78	74	87	74	—	—	—	—	—	151	61	93	380	373	111	—	148	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	82	116	118	118	93	39	118	39	118	42	42	42	68	42	42	68	42	116	741	42	42	42
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Alkantstrand	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Sodwana
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2				1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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