Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
25.4° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312121212121161111116666161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103386870459149849040230023523218013712789865959808211580868278
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
1.33
6:49AM
1.30
7:19PM
1.18
7:39AM
1.15
9:41PM
1.06
11:09AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
0.60
1:11PM
0.64
1:26AM
0.77
2:34PM
0.79
4:15AM
0.88
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232220191920242624232121212225262524232222232627
Feels °C (?)222120192021242523232223232425242526252423242727
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