Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1193 | 1007 | 754 | 913 | 615 | 998 | 1904 | 3142 | 4335 | 4348 | 7571 | 6486 | 6283 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | 2:37AM1.51m | 3:08PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.69m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1193 | 1007 | 754 | 913 | 615 | 998 | 1904 | 3142 | 4335 | 4348 | 5609 | 5076 | 4247 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 283 | 412 | 440 | 357 | 465 | 508 | 158 | 186 | — | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 35 | 4 | 179 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 365 | 7571 | 6486 | 6283 | 472 | 437 | 389 | 333 | 294 | 302 | 243 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 177 | 177 | 798 | 177 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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