Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 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
25.8° 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 7AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.9
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.5
SSW
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1216157781515141414141414146666661266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17255419255246715814854051492110685060550741324318420214213595868184155
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.81
3:35PM
1.79
3:55AM
1.93
4:05PM
1.87
4:24AM
2.00
4:32PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.17
9:31AM
0.16
9:40PM
0.04
10:01AM
0.07
10:09PM
-0.04
10:29AM
0.03
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---5:46-------5:47-------5:47----
Sunset------6:27-------6:25-------6:24-
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
222111-----------------1
Temp. °C232220191921222120201920232424232120202224272625
Feels °C (?)222217151516191818191819202021202021222425272625
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