Thermopylae surf break

Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 SAST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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)
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
2.3
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
934
817
759
476
658
678
640
1110
1164
1112
956
811
834
840
882
824
783
766
683
578
426
360
249
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
glassy
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM1.58m
4:39PM1.57m
4:38AM1.54m
5:13PM1.55m
5:13AM1.49m
5:49PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.44m
10:35PM0.61m
10:49AM0.48m
11:12PM0.64m
11:24AM0.52m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
17
16
15
15
12
9
7
7
9
9
8
7
8
8
5
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.1
W
11
1.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
1102
934
817
759
476
334
286
525
1110
1164
1112
956
772
772
635
570
448
440
369
320
273
237
233
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
12
5
84
151
334
176
167
195
191
149
116
86
59
53
33
33
33
18
18
18
18
19
19
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
8
57
284
138
10
20
21
21
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
6
2.3
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
32
166
658
678
640
469
489
632
742
811
834
840
882
824
783
766
683
578
426
360
249
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
87
344
344
87
52
52
174
177
177
1275
177
201
138
138
138
174
138
87
13
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
4
6
4
4
3
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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