Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.2° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	156	156	173	268	420	393	454	604	560	902	583	816	795	893	948	925	1135	846	846	761	683
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	NE	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	E	E	ENE	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SW	S	SE	ENE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:37PM1.80m				6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m				7:19AM1.49m				7:51PM1.55m
Low Tide		12:15PM0.10m				00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	19	19	18	17	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	20	20	21	18	18	17	15	17	20	20	20	20	19	17	16	17	19	19	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	156	156	156	268	420	393	454	604	560	902	583	816	795	893	948	925	1135	846	846	761	683
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 12	SE 14	E 10	SSE 13	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	153	104	173	121	121	118	316	327	272	94	229	194	218	135	48	70	46	181	290	181	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 10	S 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	E 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	69	100	90	50	45	175	90	90	92	38	114	71	69	69	6	47	31	29	28	28	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	SSW 9	S 10	S 5	SSW 10	—	—	NE 6	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	56	240	37	169	—	—	5	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sunrise KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Surfers KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Tongaat KZN North	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	2
Distance (km)	0	42	6	6	0	0	0	0	7	42	42	0	0	0	39	13	39	42	42	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Umdloti	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Mapelane			Umhlanga	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	3	3	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4		4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kanon Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5

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