Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 1110 | 1291 | 1253 | 1216 | 1094 | 905 | 841 | 746 | 723 | 619 | 486 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 373 | 377 | 506 | 643 | 1277 | 1236 | 1208 | 970 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.49m | 11:47PM1.39m | 12:05PM1.58m | 00:41AM1.48m | 12:52PM1.67m | 1:24AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43PM0.62m | 5:51AM0.65m | 6:37PM0.52m | 6:42AM0.57m | 7:19PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 346 | 1110 | 1291 | 1253 | 1216 | 1094 | 905 | 841 | 746 | 723 | 619 | 486 | 428 | 367 | 367 | 373 | 377 | 506 | 643 | 1277 | 1236 | 1208 | 970 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 16 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 5 | WNW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 379 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 69 | 96 | 123 | 145 | 250 | 376 | 428 | 361 | 407 | 393 | 425 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 209 | 151 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 192 | 264 | 292 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 344 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
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