Thompsons Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.53° S 31.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thompsons Bay sea temperature is

22.0° C

Thompsons Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 17					Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	279	234	234	234	194	190	250	217	156	156	173	268	420	396	427	577	703	495	512	680	536
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	SE	ESE	SE	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				5:59PM1.87m				6:07AM1.72m				6:37PM1.80m				6:43AM1.62m				7:13PM1.68m
Low Tide		11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:43AM0.30m				12:50PM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	20	22	20	19	18	18	17	17	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	15	18	21	20	18	17	17	16	15	19	19	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	279	234	234	234	194	190	192	192	156	156	153	268	420	396	396	577	703	495	512	680	536
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	S 9	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	E 10	SE 13	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	26	29	16	39	37	178	250	217	153	104	173	121	121	118	427	289	90	261	188	151	264
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 10	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	SSE 15	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	E 10
kJ	33	2	14	22	40	—	20	42	69	100	90	54	47	166	89	90	144	94	183	135	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 9	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	26	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Thompsons Bay KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	19	118	6	0	0	0	0	0	25	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	42	39	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Zinkwazi	Mtunzini	Cape Vidal	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand		Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7

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