Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is

14.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 4AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	993	804	762	577	1321	1491	1380	1276	1321	1425	1543	2139	3872	4301	3802	3331	2540	1855	1694	1291	1146	971	657	308	448	263
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide	1:24AM1.56m				1:32PM1.73m				2:00AM1.62m					2:07PM1.76m				2:32AM1.65m				2:39PM1.77m				3:04AM1.67m
Low Tide			7:23AM0.51m				7:55PM0.38m				7:58AM0.48m					8:26PM0.35m				8:30AM0.46m				8:55PM0.35m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	7:21
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	14	19	23	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	14	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	10	10	8	7	10	9	11	12	17	18	17	19	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	993	804	762	577	1321	1491	1380	1276	1321	1425	1543	2139	3872	4301	3802	3331	2540	1855	1694	1291	1146	971	657	308	448	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	W 11	W 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	393	393	386	480	498	369	318	234	189	162	129	99	53	14	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	278	250	263
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	NW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	WNW 12	—	NW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 11	SW 21	SW 21
kJ	17	27	150	291	24	15	14	14	6	14	60	255	14	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110	157	185	212	126	111	139	128	146	218	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3
Distance (km)	17	17	11	17	17	17	26	459	26	1	8	8	27	344	423	459	405	52	1	0	0	1	24	27	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Van Riebeek	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Cemetery		Cemetery	Beach Road	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Long Beach					Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Tweede Steen	Horse Trails	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Underwater Point	Olifants Bos	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	3					3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yzerfontein West Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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