Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 200 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 423 | 637 | 680 | 1027 | 1349 | 2346 | 2250 | 1859 | 1673 | 1528 | 1321 | 1134 | 984 | 830 | 816 | 710 | 509 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.64m | 2:21PM1.78m | 2:41AM1.72m | 2:58PM1.86m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:33PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:38PM0.31m | 8:48AM0.30m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:22AM0.26m | 9:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 172 | 119 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 423 | 637 | 680 | 760 | 1349 | 2346 | 2250 | 1859 | 1673 | 1528 | 1321 | 1134 | 984 | 830 | 816 | 710 | 509 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SSE 9 | W 11 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 138 | 200 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 346 | 1027 | 756 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | W 11 | S 8 | S 10 | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 8 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 86 | 261 | 374 | 395 | 421 | 516 | 503 | 475 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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