Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1573 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 861 | 1764 | 1236 | 1236 | 1655 | 1624 | 1435 | 1151 | 1261 | 1299 | 1131 | 887 | 876 | 765 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 620 | 899 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.44m | 7:19PM1.51m | 8:01AM1.33m | 8:36PM1.38m | 9:45AM1.27m | 10:31PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.52m | 12:52PM0.62m | 1:46AM0.64m | 2:06PM0.74m | 3:24AM0.73m | 4:12PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1573 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 598 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 260 | 252 | 183 | 140 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 68 | 123 | 118 | 111 | 266 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 220 | 202 | 185 | 5 | 93 | 110 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 34 | — | 58 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 7 | 58 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 861 | 1764 | 1236 | 1236 | 1655 | 1624 | 1435 | 1151 | 1261 | 1299 | 1131 | 887 | 876 | 765 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 620 | 899 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 1001 | 177 | 1001 | 1052 | 1418 | 1299 | 1285 | 3880 | 2726 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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