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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
25.0° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
0.5
SSW
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)10161514141413777772078888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144179296350405304229163171121191161225444450364435454264264228234593445
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
1.33
9:11PM
1.16
10:11AM
1.24
11:03PM
1.09
12:00PM
1.22
12:58AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.56
3:14PM
0.71
3:22AM
0.69
4:46PM
0.77
5:05AM
0.76
6:38PM
0.72
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-5:05-------5:05-------5:07------
Sunset----6:59-------6:59-------6:59---
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222526272725242322252727262625232325262727262423
Feels °C (?)232626282928252422252624232525242428282929282426
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