Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1528
1274
1141
785
587
634
634
789
1012
1107
1532
1360
1168
1037
924
800
743
637
500
419
400
351
294
171
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM1.65m
3:10PM1.72m
3:24AM1.77m
3:49PM1.88m
4:01AM1.86m
4:25PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.22m
9:16PM0.20m
9:33AM0.07m
9:55PM0.10m
10:08AM-0.03m
10:31PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
10
11
12
12
11
10
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
15
15
15
17
17
15
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