Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
2.1
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ESE
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)6666856667888877887779811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77786251509392105141168206241313491652740764600327368251208313328
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
30
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
1.96
4:06PM
1.85
4:19AM
1.96
4:31PM
1.84
4:43AM
1.91
4:56PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.03
10:01AM
0.04
10:07PM
0.01
10:26AM
0.03
10:32PM
0.03
10:51AM
0.06
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323242525242322212021262624232119192124262524
Feels °C (?)242324252322222222212020212019191817182125272626
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