Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.7
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)148991399999999910855655666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1056865656455575858586060616264616780114106115124191381
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
N
10
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.88
5:54AM
1.97
6:04PM
1.79
6:26AM
1.86
6:36PM
1.66
7:00AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.20
12:43AM
0.19
1:12PM
0.36
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset6:37-------6:36-------6:35-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1------121------------
Temp. °C272525252425262727252423222426262625232222242926
Feels °C (?)302730292830282729272626242625242424212121222622
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