Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)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 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
546
486
442
403
403
403
367
319
319
278
298
233
233
167
213
192
232
791
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:34PM1.40m
8:48AM1.22m
9:34PM1.27m
10:13AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.49m
2:49AM0.64m
2:57PM0.64m
4:01AM0.73m
4:20PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
17
17
16
21
23
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
20
17
18
15
19
20
20
19
17
15
15
17
19
19
19
19
18
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