Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
22.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
SSW
15
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
724
566
422
421
333
324
246
237
215
201
91
223
222
128
83
83
57
54
54
71
126
65
70
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20AM1.21m
11:09PM1.36m
11:44AM1.21m
00:18AM1.36m
12:55PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.67m
4:25PM0.62m
5:35AM0.66m
5:43PM0.64m
6:43AM0.60m
6:52PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
23
23
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
23
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
21
21
19
20
20
18
18
16
18
19
19
21
19
19
20
19
22
21
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
741
724
566
422
421
333
62
246
47
44
45
47
37
39
40
54
36
25
54
54
71
126
28
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
58
66
66
66
48
48
324
47
237
215
201
42
2
73
73
83
54
54
18
13
8
5
65
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
27
28
19
19
12
11
3
7
2
3
2
3
3
2
49
83
57
41
41
33
3
50
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
3
1.4
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
91
91
10
91
223
222
128
75
53
40
55
99
51
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
42
37
0
0
0
0
40
118
607
118
37
37
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
5
4
4
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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