Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 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
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: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2
S
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)181814131316161515141515141414151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)753851849683663219422521619110810281010116283493892511081154938912769609506498414
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
1.61
5:54AM
1.60
6:09PM
1.48
6:19AM
1.45
6:38PM
1.33
6:49AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.30
12:05PM
0.35
12:13AM
0.44
12:33PM
0.49
12:42AM
0.60
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1211-------------------
Temp. °C242321212121212122222222212121212424242320191920
Feels °C (?)201819191919191920212223222221212220212119191920
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