Thermopylae Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.7° 

Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
4
5
9
9
8
6
5
5
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1131
1129
843
756
694
1040
1132
954
1333
3790
9408
8427
7184
5305
4555
4119
3709
3186
2679
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
10
N
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56PM1.35m
10:55AM1.20m
11:15PM1.32m
12:19PM1.24m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.79m
4:45AM0.76m
4:51PM0.84m
6:00AM0.73m
6:13PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
6
6
7
8
11
12
10
10
11
10
10
12
12
12
10
10
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