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Thermopylae Surf Forecast
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Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1835 | 2067 | 2268 | 2224 | 3359 | 3503 | 2889 | 2358 | 1475 | 1395 | 2684 | 660 | 601 | 1010 | 1762 | 3922 | 5992 | 6539 | 6218 | 5932 | 5723 | 7218 | 7383 | 6841 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 1.83 | 3:34AM 1.96 | 4:01PM 1.83 | 4:14AM 1.92 | 4:42PM 1.79 | 4:56AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23PM 0.29 | 9:51AM 0.19 | 10:02PM 0.30 | 10:30AM 0.23 | 10:43PM 0.36 | 11:12AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
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