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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
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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
26.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | |
2207 | 3033 | 3248 | 3808 | 1794 | 1999 | 1499 | 1613 | 2035 | 2560 | 2117 | 1749 | 1401 | 1084 | 851 | 663 | 563 | 403 | 326 | 218 | 400 | 174 | 157 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.35m | 7:35PM1.27m | 7:50AM1.24m | 9:07PM1.22m | 9:36AM1.17m | 10:57PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.59m | 1:14PM0.56m | 1:42AM0.71m | 2:24PM0.65m | 3:23AM0.78m | 4:06PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
972 | 1721 | 1921 | 1889 | 1794 | 1999 | 1371 | 1568 | 2035 | 2560 | 2117 | 1749 | 1401 | 1084 | 851 | 663 | 563 | 403 | 326 | 218 | 187 | 174 | 157 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 |
299 | 175 | 125 | 486 | 722 | 715 | 1499 | 1613 | 748 | 144 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 174 | 135 | 102 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NNW 4 |
192 | 98 | 241 | 111 | 83 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 10 |
2207 | 3033 | 3248 | 3808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 94 | 400 | 32 | 28 | 161 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 19 |
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