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Thompsons Bay surf Forecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 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 25.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.7 °C max: 26.7 °C min: 24.1 °C)
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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 25.5°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.7 °C max: 26.7 °C min: 24.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Thompsons Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Thompsons Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.8
NE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)9999999161691414131385555566776788888888888899999999999999129999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24423919619616616610214614212012079996713355515995128160338571603263485469494507640821880744703629588645847951828718601538480425425373327276274268268229234234229192192159155
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.81
5:43PM
1.68
5:56AM
1.71
6:10PM
1.56
6:25AM
1.57
6:41PM
1.41
7:02AM
1.41
7:27PM
1.24
8:05AM
1.22
9:38PM
1.10
11:17AM
1.16
12:35AM
1.24
1:01PM
1.33
1:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
0.11
11:40AM
0.17
11:46PM
0.21
12:07PM
0.27
12:14AM
0.33
12:39PM
0.41
12:48AM
0.49
1:23PM
0.58
1:40AM
0.68
2:52PM
0.75
4:13AM
0.81
5:56PM
0.71
6:48AM
0.66
7:13PM
0.51
7:45AM
0.43
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232425242322222122222323232222222327262523222120222727252423222223292923232222212222232222212121222323232222212121
Feels °C (?)252323252424242524242324232121202020202024202019181818202422202323222222272723232121212323242323222222242423252424222324

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