Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2547
2547
2515
2219
1872
1635
1528
1340
1107
936
769
678
580
532
554
530
530
436
402
346
180
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.84m
6:08AM1.71m
6:32PM1.78m
6:40AM1.62m
7:07PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.07m
00:07AM0.21m
12:15PM0.13m
00:40AM0.27m
12:48PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
19
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
19
19
19
19
18
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