Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
24.8° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)666676121212676677888888866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)857771635553555656265412010720941357568138245817013188104140
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
S
35
S
25
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
1.94
3:13PM
1.83
3:29AM
2.04
3:46PM
1.89
4:02AM
2.07
4:19PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.05
9:14PM
-0.00
9:40AM
-0.04
9:47PM
-0.06
10:13AM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--1--------------------
Temp. °C232222222324242322212122292829242427262730242322
Feels °C (?)232223242525252624222222292528222227252629212122
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