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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 499 | 212 | 402 | 230 | 848 | 566 | 454 | 307 | 243 | 320 | 186 | 249 | 236 | 322 | 353 | 408 | 462 | 521 | 507 | 395 | 295 | 229 | 222 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 1.70 | 2:32AM 1.63 | 2:46PM 1.80 | 2:58AM 1.71 | 3:11PM 1.87 | 3:24AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.32 | 8:30PM 0.28 | 8:32AM 0.22 | 8:55PM 0.18 | 8:58AM 0.14 | 9:19PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for KZN North
The wind is still cross-on at Thompsons Bay (moderate winds from the S at Durban Shaka Airport 14 km from Thompsons Bay). 1.5m 7s swell from the ENE with a 1.1m 11s groundswell from the SSE and a 0.9m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 31 min ago
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