Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is

16.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1932	2141	1858	1697	1583	1545	1225	864	706	625	1280	840	633	403	382	347	297	254	287	379	1110	1291	1253	1216
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	NNE	W	WSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:59AM1.44m					8:38PM1.31m				9:35AM1.42m				10:26PM1.31m					11:02AM1.49m
Low Tide	1:30AM0.66m					2:38PM0.75m				3:08AM0.73m				4:26PM0.72m				4:43AM0.72m					5:43PM0.62m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	15	16	18	18	16	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1932	2141	1858	1697	1583	1545	1225	864	706	625	21	840	633	403	382	347	297	254	287	244	1110	1291	1253	1216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 10	W 16	W 16	SSW 16	S 7	SSE 6	SSW 14	W 16	W 16	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	105	72	102	71	71	60	38	37	37	37	6	6	6	17	5	5	24	52	60	379	5	5	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	SE 13	SE 13	—	W 18	W 18	—	—	—	W 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSE 6	NW 16	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	6	6	—	—	—	5	94	166	30	10	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	15	—	—	—	—	14	100	236	225	1280	56	94	160	201	176	146	67	109	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	4	3	2	4
Distance (km)	27	8	27	27	423	344	87	87	87	87	177	344	344	344	1	1	0	0	0	17	21	8	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	Big Bay	Long Beach	Long Beach											Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Hout Bay	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3											2	3	3	2	3	2	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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