- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Thermopylae Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1278 | 1258 | 1154 | 2025 | 2061 | 1944 | 1830 | 2125 | 7218 | 7987 | 7712 | 6569 | 5562 | 5403 | 5800 | 6849 | 7092 | 7092 | 6554 | 6086 | 5454 | 5186 | 4509 | 4078 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.39m | 00:41AM1.57m | 1:16PM1.45m | 1:21AM1.60m | 1:53PM1.50m | 1:57AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.66m | 7:10AM0.53m | 7:11PM0.62m | 7:46AM0.49m | 7:48PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1278 | 1258 | 1154 | 2025 | 2061 | 1944 | 1830 | 2125 | 7218 | 7987 | 7712 | 6569 | 5562 | 5403 | 5800 | 6849 | 7092 | 7092 | 6554 | 6086 | 5454 | 5186 | 4509 | 4078 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 102 | 371 | — | — | — | 815 | 2078 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Thermopylae surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest