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Secret spot?We can hide it! Thermopylae Surf Forecast / Cape Peninsula / South Africa6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 18 Jun 2013 SASTThermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 486 | 5991 | 6575 | 9500 | 6493 | 7558 | 4989 | 2083 | 2268 | 10344 | 5704 | 5064 | 2677 | 1828 | 1439 | 899 | 231 | 223 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
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cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
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High Tide / height (m) |
11:04PM 1.54 |
11:51AM 1.43 |
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12:09AM 1.62 |
12:52PM 1.54 |
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1:07AM 1.71 |
1:46PM 1.65 |
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2:00AM 1.78 |
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2:36PM 1.75 |
2:50AM 1.83 |
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3:23PM 1.83 |
3:39AM 1.85 |
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4:10PM 1.87 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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5:41AM 0.54 |
5:53PM 0.60 |
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6:40AM 0.44 |
6:54PM 0.51 |
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7:33AM 0.34 |
7:50PM 0.42 |
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8:22AM 0.25 |
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8:42PM 0.34 |
9:09AM 0.20 |
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9:31PM 0.30 |
9:55AM 0.18 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Cape Town, South Africa which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Thermopylae. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Thermopylae blow from the E
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Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is 16.4 °C (Statistics for 18 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 16.1 max: 17.3 min: 14.9 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | ||||||
| Low °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | 7:50 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:44 | - | - | 17:45 | - | - | 17:45 | - | - | 17:45 | - | - | 17:45 | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Thermopylae surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Thermopylae at:
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Information about the Thermopylae Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Thermopylae provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Thermopylae can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Thermopylae surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Thermopylae) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Thermopylae may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Cape Peninsula? If you are looking for accommodation near Thermopylae, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Cape Peninsula, consider staying in Cape Town which is 8 km (5 miles) away. Other places in and around Cape Peninsula where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Robben Island which is 11 km (7 miles) away, Bellville, Atlantis and Kayamnandi.
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