Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.2° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
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)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
2
SSE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
156
173
268
420
393
454
604
560
902
583
816
795
893
948
925
1135
846
846
761
683
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM1.80m
6:43AM1.62m
7:13PM1.68m
7:19AM1.49m
7:51PM1.55m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.10m
00:43AM0.30m
12:50PM0.21m
1:20AM0.41m
1:27PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
19
19
18
17
18
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
20
20
21
18
18
17
15
17
20
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
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