Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 777 | 2415 | 1568 | 7522 | 8122 | 9373 | 8967 | 8899 | 8749 | 8013 | 7239 | 5659 | 4493 | 3827 | 2975 | 2354 | 1922 | 1600 | 1098 | 1523 | 2008 | 4620 | 4784 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.27m | 11:00PM1.45m | 11:47AM1.29m | 11:59PM1.45m | 12:44PM1.33m | 00:50AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.74m | 5:42AM0.66m | 5:42PM0.75m | 6:35AM0.63m | 6:38PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 448 | 777 | 2415 | 1568 | 7522 | 8122 | 9373 | 8967 | 8899 | 8749 | 8013 | 7239 | 5659 | 4493 | 3827 | 2975 | 2354 | 1922 | 1600 | 1098 | 1177 | 1323 | 4620 | 4784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 301 | 47 | 297 | 1365 | 1850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 867 | 18 | 38 | 216 | 632 | 1523 | 2008 | 257 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | 305 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | 331 | 149 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 394 | 847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 106 | 131 | 149 | 175 | 198 | 143 | 92 | — | — | 191 | 400 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
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