Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 SAST
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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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
0.7
SSW
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
S
1.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
ENE
0.9
SSW
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)81588991010101016151414141716151510146777101010121212121111111111111111111111111111111111111111111178881111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9404364303723543454003374805298301225195813079681471145611459981035608693628458401578574582595679570601500491484559504439419392384313377386429375438419412486352349477575800842742312278299
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
5
NW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
5
W
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
glassoffcrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscrossglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
1.70
4:26PM
1.69
4:35AM
1.75
5:01PM
1.75
5:09AM
1.77
5:35PM
1.78
5:43AM
1.75
6:11PM
1.79
6:19AM
1.69
6:49PM
1.76
6:57AM
1.60
7:30PM
1.69
7:41AM
1.49
8:19PM
1.59
8:35AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.17
10:27PM
0.25
10:46AM
0.12
11:02PM
0.22
11:19AM
0.09
11:38PM
0.22
11:53AM
0.10
12:16AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.14
12:57AM
0.31
1:07PM
0.22
1:42AM
0.40
1:51PM
0.33
2:36AM
0.50
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset----5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161521212120201920181716171717171717202321181819191820212018181716182021212020201918202020181716171825292725232219182020
Feels °C (?)131219192018161515141313151717161615161716141616161519222219191714171920212021212018201920181715161622252321191917161817
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