Check the Beach

Thompson's Beach

iLembe District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thompson's Beach 5 photos

  • Ballito South Africa beach view 2

    Ballito South Africa beach view 2. Entropy1963, Public domain. Source

  • Ballito South Africa beach view

    Ballito South Africa beach view. Entropy1963, Public domain. Source

  • Ballito Main Beach storm damage during May 2007 - panoramio

    Ballito Main Beach storm damage during May 2007 - panoramio. Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Big ocean wave splash (Unsplash)

    Big ocean wave splash (Unsplash). Riaan Myburgh movemeriaan, CC0. Source

  • Chaka's Rock view towards Thompson's Bay - panoramio

    Chaka's Rock view towards Thompson's Bay - panoramio. Hendrik van den Berg, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
6 am
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
19 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Thompson's Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
23°C73°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph SW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.3Fair6 am149
4.8Fair7 am1711
5.1FairNow2213
5.1Fair9 am2314
6.4Good10 am2113
6.3Good11 am1911
6.4Good12 pm1912
6.3Good1 pm2314
6.3Good2 pm2314
6.4Good3 pm2415
6.3Good4 pm2415
5.6Good5 pm2415
6.6Good6 pm2012
Sat
7.5Great6 am149
7.8Great7 am1710
7.8Great8 am1912
7.7Great9 am2214
7.5Great10 am2616
7.4Great11 am2817
7.0Great12 pm3018
7.1Great1 pm3019
7.4Great2 pm2918
7.2Great3 pm2918
6.8Good4 pm2918
7.3Great5 pm2918
7.7Great6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mHigh 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 2 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 64%
  • Tue3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 80%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 38%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 17%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m540 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
920 m0.6 miShaka's Rock (town)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miKing Shaka International Airport (DUR)

Nearby places

  • Salt CaféCoffee shop
    910 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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