Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 359 | 359 | 554 | 802 | 829 | 650 | 868 | 1245 | 861 | 1759 | 1858 | 2033 | 2148 | 2209 | 2209 | 2168 | 1903 | 1750 | 1494 | 1225 | 1077 | 910 | 895 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.48m | 7:35AM1.33m | 8:12PM1.47m | 8:42AM1.30m | 9:16PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.62m | 1:38AM0.71m | 1:41PM0.67m | 2:46AM0.70m | 2:47PM0.70m | 3:57AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 371 | 359 | 359 | 554 | 802 | 829 | 650 | 868 | 1245 | 861 | 1759 | 1858 | 2033 | 2148 | 2209 | 2209 | 2168 | 1903 | 1750 | 1494 | 1225 | 1077 | 910 | 895 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 109 | 105 | 101 | 66 | 42 | 26 | 328 | 17 | 8 | 424 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | W 15 | SSE 10 | NW 14 | W 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | ESE 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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