Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1363 | 972 | 612 | 573 | 399 | 414 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 298 | 254 | 273 | 232 | 242 | 411 | 657 | 1155 | 1378 | 1367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.44m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:37PM1.31m | 9:49AM1.32m | 10:42PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.67m | 2:20PM0.79m | 3:22AM0.76m | 4:36PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1363 | 972 | 612 | 573 | 399 | 414 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 298 | 254 | 113 | 226 | 242 | 411 | 657 | 1155 | 1378 | 1367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSE 6 | W 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 279 | 223 | 216 | 240 | 196 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 198 | 161 | 244 | 93 | 173 | 156 | 114 | 24 | 47 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 111 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 127 | 232 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 70 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 22 | 60 | 115 | 174 | 200 | 274 | 237 | 157 | 273 | 226 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 53 | 87 | 344 | 87 | 177 | 344 | 344 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 |
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