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Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
13.9° C
(Which is 5.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 652 | 628 | 469 | 424 | 384 | 353 | 330 | 290 | 284 | 275 | 312 | 295 | 220 | 194 | 190 | 299 | 572 | 895 | 1245 | 1486 | 1715 | 1822 | 2204 | 5627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 1.57 | 7:42PM 1.37 | 8:21AM 1.51 | 8:54PM 1.29 | 9:31AM 1.47 | 10:14PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 0.69 | 1:52AM 0.69 | 3:03PM 0.74 | 3:01AM 0.76 | 4:20PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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