Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3083 | 3594 | 8333 | 7907 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4500 | 5726 | 5413 | 4716 | 3913 | 3195 | 2726 | 2887 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.56m | 1:04AM1.52m | 1:20PM1.69m | 1:46AM1.62m | 1:58PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.51m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.39m | 7:49AM0.42m | 8:18PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2089 | 2199 | 8333 | 7907 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4500 | 5726 | 5413 | 4716 | 3913 | 3195 | 2726 | 2887 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3083 | 3594 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2126 | 2602 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 888 | 1001 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
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