Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1639 | 1693 | 1668 | 1657 | 1521 | 1518 | 2039 | 2590 | 3202 | 3680 | 4601 | 6049 | 11500 | 9478 | 8107 | 7314 | 6943 | 6149 | 5512 | 4418 | 3903 | 3662 | 3159 | 2345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.45m | 2:12AM1.52m | 2:49PM1.50m | 2:48AM1.54m | 3:23PM1.55m | 3:22AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.66m | 8:31AM0.49m | 8:44PM0.63m | 9:03AM0.46m | 9:19PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1639 | 1693 | 1668 | 1657 | 1521 | 1518 | 2039 | 2590 | 3202 | 3680 | 3988 | 6049 | 10618 | 9478 | 8107 | 7314 | 6943 | 6149 | 5512 | 4418 | 3903 | 3662 | 3159 | 2345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 46 | 45 | 110 | 216 | 256 | 356 | 925 | 2242 | 3161 | 803 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | 476 | 244 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 277 | 448 | — | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 91 | 220 | 483 | 720 | 4601 | 2081 | 11500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 191 | 191 | 344 | 384 | 384 | 139 | 139 | 423 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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