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Thermopylae surf break

Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 23 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
12.6° C
 (Which is 5.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1
SW
2.1
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121611161615151514141314141313131212161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)573508108386414491511141513581303220111971500123691990580978674880813091525199815651286
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.56
5:15AM
1.54
5:15PM
1.49
5:54AM
1.50
5:58PM
1.42
6:42AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.63
10:52PM
0.50
11:11AM
0.68
11:28PM
0.56
11:56AM
0.72
12:10AM
0.63
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
Sunset--7:34-------7:35-------7:36-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121181817161720211918171717202629282320181819
Feels °C (?)141315131515151517161314141516182425242118161717
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