Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1609 | 1583 | 1452 | 1290 | 864 | 706 | 1336 | 1316 | 1237 | 644 | 447 | 354 | 347 | 297 | 254 | 254 | 379 | 907 | 1179 | 1426 | 1264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.31m | 9:35AM1.42m | 10:26PM1.31m | 11:02AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.75m | 3:08AM0.73m | 4:26PM0.72m | 4:43AM0.72m | 5:43PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | W 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1609 | 1583 | 1452 | 1290 | 864 | 706 | 58 | — | 6 | 644 | 447 | 354 | 347 | 297 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 907 | 1179 | 1426 | 1264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | SE 12 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 52 | 96 | 379 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | S 15 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 92 | 166 | 62 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 138 | 211 | 1336 | 1316 | 1237 | 95 | 163 | 208 | 205 | 167 | 88 | 172 | 98 | 68 | 37 | 44 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 423 | 344 | 115 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 232 | 325 | 423 | 344 | 366 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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