Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
26.2° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
E
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
0.8
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141414677777127778888885677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44337133125831437432624721224716714212779172192186153117193156280348245
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.41
7:48PM
1.26
8:30AM
1.19
10:22PM
1.12
11:54AM
1.14
1:00AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.68
3:09PM
0.75
5:05AM
0.81
6:25PM
0.71
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------4-
Temp. °C232426262525242423252626252424232324272726262424
Feels °C (?)242424232224252626272627262527272726272726292727
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