Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
688
688
880
965
925
874
733
356
303
191
320
478
486
421
421
1142
1088
1056
915
902
675
381
326
270
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
5
ENE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM1.72m
6:16PM1.74m
6:27AM1.62m
7:04PM1.66m
7:13AM1.50m
7:55PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.13m
00:22AM0.30m
12:38PM0.21m
1:11AM0.42m
1:24PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
17
20
20
22
19
17
16
16
15
15
13
14
15
16
17
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
9
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
Energy kJ
688
688
880
965
925
874
733
356
303
186
301
215
210
232
421
1142
1088
1056
915
902
675
381
326
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
27
15
26
25
26
25
24
256
188
191
12
13
13
14
277
15
7
7
7
7
7
119
85
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
15
15
2
3
3
22
12
12
8
15
14
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
29
87
176
320
478
486
421
3
14
40
60
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
42
37
0
40
40
39
40
324
763
277
39
0
6
0
0
42
750
750
592
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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