Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 11PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 622 | 476 | 573 | 256 | 211 | 186 | 480 | 625 | 660 | 781 | 685 | 404 | 961 | 880 | 1034 | 1236 | 1515 | 1664 | 1240 | 1452 | 2593 | 2247 | 1929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM1.76m | 3:53AM1.79m | 4:27PM1.78m | 4:42AM1.73m | 5:15PM1.77m | 5:32AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.37m | 10:11AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.38m | 10:57AM0.30m | 11:29PM0.42m | 11:45AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 679 | 622 | 133 | 573 | 256 | 211 | 125 | 480 | 625 | 660 | 781 | 685 | 375 | 961 | 880 | 1034 | 1236 | 1515 | 1664 | 1147 | 1452 | 2593 | 2247 | 1929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 19 | 2 | 64 | 49 | 35 | 186 | 16 | — | — | 164 | 112 | 404 | 37 | 96 | 37 | 33 | 388 | 663 | 1240 | 1027 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 505 | 476 | 54 | 58 | 117 | 151 | 245 | 192 | 181 | 198 | 213 | 220 | 140 | 118 | 179 | 230 | 233 | 173 | 151 | 122 | 168 | 114 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
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