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Thermopylae Surf Forecast
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Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1857 | 1757 | 1748 | 1867 | 2204 | 2013 | 3089 | 3418 | 2649 | 1938 | 1475 | 1210 | 2005 | 777 | 602 | 673 | 2902 | 3531 | 4743 | 6411 | 6733 | 6009 | 5606 | 7338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:22PM 1.83 | 3:34AM 1.96 | 4:01PM 1.83 | 4:14AM 1.92 | 4:42PM 1.79 | 4:56AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:13AM 0.20 | 9:23PM 0.29 | 9:51AM 0.19 | 10:02PM 0.30 | 10:30AM 0.23 | 10:43PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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