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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2011 | 1430 | 1225 | 1028 | 1147 | 1147 | 938 | 925 | 1048 | 1246 | 1297 | 1063 | 893 | 769 | 704 | 591 | 498 | 414 | 334 | 243 | 235 | 196 | 155 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:54AM 1.60 | 6:09PM 1.48 | 6:19AM 1.45 | 6:38PM 1.33 | 6:49AM 1.30 | 7:19PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 0.35 | 12:13AM 0.44 | 12:33PM 0.49 | 12:42AM 0.60 | 1:11PM 0.64 | 1:26AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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