Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.8° C

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	560	902	583	816	864	933	1039	1237	1135	1100	1082	833	748	683	672	555	546	494	494	494	442
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NE	NNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:13PM1.68m				7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m				7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m
Low Tide		12:50PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m					2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	18	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	21	20	19	17
Feels °C	20	20	20	20	18	17	15	15	16	18	19	18	18	17	15	16	18	19	18	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	560	902	583	816	864	933	1039	1237	1135	1100	1082	833	748	683	672	555	546	494	494	494	442
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	272	94	261	194	187	167	74	70	46	29	28	118	141	86	59	46	36	79	92	151	203
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	SSW 13	ENE 9	SSW 12	ENE 9	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9
kJ	90	38	112	71	71	69	48	47	33	31	29	30	27	55	28	29	17	56	45	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 4	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	71	15	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	9	21	43	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	6	42	42	0	0	0	19	39	178	39	118	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	4	4	4			4	4	3	3	3	3	3			3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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