Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.4°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 10	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	93	133	137	247	801	926	446	306	201	159	155	329	288	221	327	106	266	434	423	322	246	189	175	170	309
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNE	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	S	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:27PM1.63m				1:46AM1.52m					2:04PM1.74m				2:22AM1.62m				2:36PM1.81m				2:53AM1.70m
Low Tide		7:05AM0.42m				7:44PM0.37m				7:46AM0.31m					8:17PM0.25m				8:21AM0.23m				8:47PM0.17m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	6:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	2	5	4	9	4	7
Temp °C	21	24	28	27	28	26	29	24	23	23	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	21	19	18	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	22	25	28	25	26	25	28	26	21	21	23	22	24	23	21	21	21	21	22	17	17	17	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 12	S 15	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 7	E 7	SSW 12
kJ	93	133	137	133	123	87	446	306	201	159	155	145	288	94	77	79	266	434	70	322	246	189	38	48	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 12	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 7
kJ	21	39	25	—	—	—	93	96	96	95	93	329	118	30	23	106	62	74	70	52	51	38	125	85	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	39	20	—	—	—	—	—	2	186	—	—	—	—	—	47	42	74	23	7	12	10	14	12	2	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	W 3	W 4	SW 3	S 4	S 5	—	—	S 10	S 12	SSE 5	—	—	S 14	S 4	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	16	25	66	247	801	926	4	9	2	9	17	—	—	221	327	32	—	—	423	28	37	55	175	170	309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	25	612	958	178	42	25	0	93	118	324	118	118	39	39	39	6	0	6	39	39	19	42	82	118
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi	Umhlanga					Umhlanga	Sodwana	Senoritas	Cape Vidal		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Umdloti	Umhlanga	Umdloti	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Siyayi	Mapelane	Mapelane	Mapelane
Rating (10 max)	2	2					3	2	2	3		2	2	2	3		2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Outer Pool Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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