Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s 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 (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (16 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	573	251	221	186	480	558	660	781	685	404	961	880	1034	1255	1537	1664	1408	1452	2627	2247	1929	1618	1360	1247
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:53AM1.79m				4:27PM1.78m				4:42AM1.73m					5:15PM1.77m				5:32AM1.65m				6:05PM1.72m
Low Tide				10:11AM0.26m				10:37PM0.38m				10:57AM0.30m					11:29PM0.42m				11:45AM0.37m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	12	15	17	15	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	14	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	8	8	10	14	12	10	10	10	10	13	12	14	12	13	12	10	9	11	13	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	64	251	221	125	480	558	660	781	685	375	961	880	1034	1255	1537	1664	1408	1452	2627	2247	1929	1618	1360	1247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SW 10	S 6	S 7	SW 10	—	—	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	SW 11	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20
kJ	2	64	41	55	16	—	—	164	112	404	37	96	37	33	388	763	1052	1027	—	—	—	—	—	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 13	SW 10	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	—	—	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	17	35	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	573	69	69	75	237	230	156	192	227	198	257	117	173	207	258	200	154	151	175	191	114	160	175	151
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	8	1	0	1	1	13	1	139	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	6	5	6	6

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