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Thompsons Bay surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Jan 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jan) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jan) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jan) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thompsons Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 1458 | 1522 | 1304 | 1151 | 1027 | 898 | 795 | 867 | 766 | 661 | 514 | 386 | 327 | 326 | 319 | 378 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 341 | 289 | 220 | 216 | 126 | 151 | 396 | 506 | 133 | 100 | 127 | 233 | 240 | 235 | 192 | 148 | 167 | 125 | 165 | 338 | 412 | 428 | 372 | 362 | 428 | 381 | 257 | 222 | 222 | 156 | 147 | 302 | 342 | 297 | 219 | 206 | 277 | 270 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM 1.89 | 5:02AM 1.96 | 5:11PM 1.91 | 5:36AM 1.99 | 5:44PM 1.87 | 6:10AM 1.96 | 6:19PM 1.78 | 6:46AM 1.87 | 6:54PM 1.65 | 7:24AM 1.72 | 7:34PM 1.48 | 8:08AM 1.53 | 8:23PM 1.30 | 9:12AM 1.34 | 9:55PM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:47PM -0.04 | 11:06AM 0.05 | 11:19PM -0.07 | 11:41AM 0.06 | 11:52PM -0.04 | 12:17PM 0.13 | 12:26AM 0.04 | 12:54PM 0.24 | 1:02AM 0.18 | 1:35PM 0.38 | 1:43AM 0.35 | 2:24PM 0.55 | 2:35AM 0.55 | 3:40PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | Sunday 02 | Monday 03 | Tuesday 04 | Wednesday 05 | Thursday 06 | Fri 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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