Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
23.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
12
3
SSW
12
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
236
422
226
111
79
53
42
65
80
86
212
538
996
1728
2287
878
1208
1191
1340
1468
1299
999
715
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM1.63m
1:33PM1.49m
1:56AM1.73m
2:24PM1.60m
2:45AM1.80m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.43m
7:24AM0.35m
7:32PM0.32m
8:14AM0.24m
8:25PM0.22m
9:01AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
21
20
19
18
19
24
24
21
21
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
21
26
Feels °C
22
18
17
17
15
16
22
22
17
17
16
16
13
12
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
17
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.8
E
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
Energy kJ
56
91
273
226
111
79
44
42
65
80
86
127
167
161
156
1365
878
1208
1191
1340
1468
1299
999
715
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
47
27
26
57
57
53
36
29
20
14
16
42
5
2
153
117
110
106
102
75
72
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
4
25
24
24
24
23
8
8
9
2
2
2
49
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
12
3
SSW
12
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
Energy kJ
208
236
422
23
83
212
538
996
1728
2287
3
22
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
118
93
39
324
305
39
39
39
6
0
0
0
0
0
42
314
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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