Thermopylae Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (69 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (33.90° S 18.40° E)

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Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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 14.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (02 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Hourly 12 Days

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	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wed 09
	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	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	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	5	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	12	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2117	1978	1803	1953	2330	3466	2919	2728	2359	2350	2501	2782	2788	3084	2797	2576	2554	2674	2563	2315	2199	1810	1527	1317	1480	1377	3388	3981	3841	3689	3405	3230	3494	4112	4554	4295	4626	5091	4783	8317	4284	4127	3730	3354	3349	3860	4012	4038	3754	3500	3223	2984	2572	2284	2095	2186	2401	2460	3011	3357
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	W	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	W	W	NNW	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		7:56PM 1.50					8:17AM 1.28				8:48PM 1.43				9:20AM 1.23				9:48PM 1.39				10:33AM 1.22				10:53PM 1.37					11:46AM 1.24				11:54PM 1.39				12:46PM 1.30				12:47AM 1.42				1:34PM 1.37				1:32AM 1.47					2:15PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)					2:25AM 0.70				2:17PM 0.71				3:25AM 0.73				3:17PM 0.76				4:30AM 0.74				4:25PM 0.80					5:33AM 0.71				5:34PM 0.80				6:28AM 0.66				6:33PM 0.77				7:14AM 0.60				7:24PM 0.72				7:55AM 0.53					8:08PM 0.66

	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wed 09
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:51	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	2	4	9	14	12	3	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	8	20	15	7	3	3	1	-	-	3	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	14	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C (?)	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	16	14	13	11	11	12	11	8	6	7	11	11	10	10	8	7	7	6	5	4	8	12	10	11	9	8	8	8	7	7	5	6	7	8	9	9	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

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