Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)67777775666777111066667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2562551059168564273891069889727091574256122209132158248455
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
15
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NW
20
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.79
2:40PM
1.72
2:57AM
1.94
3:13PM
1.83
3:29AM
2.04
3:46PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.26
8:36AM
0.19
8:41PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.05
9:14PM
-0.00
9:40AM
-0.04
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1111---------1-1-
Temp. °C242423253028242323222221232424222121212227302524
Feels °C (?)252423252926232223232323252527242322222328282622
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