Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
23.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
133
133
133
103
103
101
99
99
104
101
103
103
107
170
204
197
75
56
56
39
116
70
64
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
0
S
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:24AM1.29m
00:01AM1.53m
12:34PM1.38m
1:02AM1.63m
1:33PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.57m
5:27PM0.51m
6:27AM0.47m
6:34PM0.43m
7:24AM0.35m
7:32PM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
22
27
24
22
20
19
19
19
23
24
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
18
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
23
22
21
18
16
16
16
20
22
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
133
133
133
133
103
103
101
99
99
99
101
103
103
99
89
204
197
75
56
46
27
71
70
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
24
16
15
15
10
5
5
42
80
104
17
86
57
56
47
27
26
57
55
56
39
17
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
16
15
15
14
14
40
2
2
96
1
91
4
25
24
24
24
23
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
NNE
7
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.7
S
11
1
S
4
1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
8
13
20
18
47
18
37
107
170
204
1
1
1
116
40
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
373
351
0
0
0
0
0
9
626
42
39
39
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
6
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
7
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