Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 102 | 299 | 808 | 1172 | 3098 | 2479 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 2200 | 2076 | 1597 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | 4:58AM1.71m | 5:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.32m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | 10:58AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 102 | 226 | 335 | 791 | 3098 | 2479 | 2445 | 2129 | 2313 | 2200 | 2076 | 1597 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 92 | 83 | 98 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 299 | 808 | 1172 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 55 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 46 | 52 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 405 | 344 | 53 |
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