Thermopylae Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.8° 

Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)18s
Evening (12 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.6
SW
19
2.2
SW
16
2.4
WSW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2223
2019
2238
2293
2037
1809
1985
2379
3378
2715
2379
2007
2136
1828
1567
1412
1337
1337
1257
1139
947
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:18PM1.83m
3:36AM1.77m
3:58PM1.88m
4:15AM1.77m
4:35PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.27m
9:33PM0.28m
9:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.26m
10:21AM0.25m
10:50PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
21
25
23
21
20
19
17
15
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
18
19
16
17
15
17
17
18
21
20
18
16
15
13
11
12
14
15
14
14
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