Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.6° C

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	NE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	614	555	546	546	494	546	486	442	403	403	403	367	319	319	278	267	232	232	167	213	192	232	791
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	SW	S	S	S	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:58AM1.35m					8:34PM1.40m				8:48AM1.22m				9:34PM1.27m				10:13AM1.12m
Low Tide	2:01AM0.53m				2:06PM0.49m				2:49AM0.64m				2:57PM0.64m				4:01AM0.73m				4:20PM0.74m


	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	21	21	21	20	19	17	17	16	21	24	21	20	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	18	17	21	19	20	20	19	17	17	15	19	21	19	19	17	16	15	14	18	18	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	614	555	546	546	494	546	486	442	403	403	403	367	319	319	278	138	113	91	75	167	164	232	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 9	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	SSW 14	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	71	56	115	71	91	151	206	193	237	296	305	285	207	201	137	236	232	232	167	54	192	161	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 15	SSW 14	S 5	ENE 7	—
kJ	51	29	15	55	53	15	15	14	6	19	6	6	—	—	—	99	99	120	109	213	22	43	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 6	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	3	2	5	14	18	18	51	20	33	86	225	236	267	208	—	3	25	32	18	791
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	42	721	42	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	462	37	0	0	0	6	116	443	39	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay				Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)		St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Siyayi
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	2		3	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cyclops Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	The Hoek South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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