Thompsons Bay Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.53° S 31.22° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 15 Nov 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 22.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (15 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	8s

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

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		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	NE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	7	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	7	7	9	8	9	9	10	11	12	10	9	10	9	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	416	365	569	307	750	1533	1204	660	298	250	240	284	463	349	393	421	580	457	250	235	185	279	177	205
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	SE	ENE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:41AM 1.28				1:06PM 1.50				1:26AM 1.39				1:42PM 1.60					2:01AM 1.50				2:13PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				6:41AM 0.54				7:25PM 0.49				7:24AM 0.44				7:57PM 0.38				7:58AM 0.36

		Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
Sunrise	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	8	10	5	5	2	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	19	22	24	22	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	19
Feels °C (?)	13	15	19	19	20	17	18	18	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	17	18	19	18	18	17

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