Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 441 | 412 | 352 | 240 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 171 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 299 | 817 | 1302 | 2731 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.91m | 3:36AM1.79m | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.32m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 485 | 441 | 412 | 352 | 240 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 171 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 92 | 433 | 1302 | 2731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 55 | 92 | 83 | 125 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 299 | 817 | 689 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 10 | S 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 12 | W 9 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 101 | 118 | 6 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | — | 13 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 0 |
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