Thompsons Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2824
2055
1492
1143
984
670
403
444
473
540
463
355
307
307
307
475
746
894
722
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.48m
2:20PM1.61m
2:34AM1.65m
2:57PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.51m
8:04AM0.37m
8:28PM0.32m
8:41AM0.18m
9:05PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
17
22
22
20
19
17
17
16
17
23
24
22
20
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
13
14
18
16
14
14
13
14
13
14
19
19
16
16
15
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