Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
967
882
802
802
725
725
740
784
846
831
723
621
530
458
449
392
384
327
327
279
279
279
234
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57PM1.79m
4:13AM1.83m
4:40PM1.87m
4:53AM1.83m
5:20PM1.90m
5:31AM1.80m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.14m
10:23AM0.03m
10:45PM0.11m
11:02AM0.01m
11:26PM0.14m
11:39AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
15
16
19
18
21
20
20
19
18
17
20
18
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
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