Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.8
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
2
S
6
3
S
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
135
98
87
146
237
438
376
312
1084
1164
963
879
819
773
732
673
608
623
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:06PM1.47m
3:14AM1.57m
3:37PM1.59m
3:44AM1.67m
4:07PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.43m
9:25AM0.29m
9:37PM0.33m
9:54AM0.19m
10:07PM0.25m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
6
7
2
1
3
6
3
1
8
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
16
17
17
16
15
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
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