
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1697 | 1550 | 1404 | 1404 | 1313 | 1125 | 1031 | 843 | 756 | 789 | 1040 | 1126 | 936 | 1553 | 3411 | 8395 | 8075 | 7146 | 5305 | 4555 | 4302 | 3536 | 3186 | 2719 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.22m | 9:56PM1.35m | 10:55AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.73m | 3:26PM0.79m | 4:45AM0.76m | 4:51PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1697 | 1550 | 1404 | 1404 | 1313 | 1125 | 1031 | 843 | 756 | 789 | 1040 | 1126 | 936 | 1553 | 1710 | 8395 | 8075 | 7146 | 5305 | 4555 | 4302 | 3536 | 3186 | 2719 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SW 23 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 |
30 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 72 | 158 | 145 | 418 | 244 | 242 | 17 | 20 | 237 | 834 | 3411 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1495 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
— | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | 19 | 115 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 66 | 72 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 174 | 74 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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