Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 76 | 77 | 480 | 1032 | 1326 | 954 | 600 | 454 | 399 | 414 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.60m | 6:44AM1.46m | 7:07PM1.44m | 7:58AM1.35m | 8:37PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.53m | 12:46PM0.67m | 1:32AM0.67m | 2:20PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 142 | 137 | 48 | 76 | 76 | 480 | 1032 | 1326 | 954 | 600 | 454 | 399 | 414 | 418 | 396 | 389 | 375 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 27 | 133 | 74 | 77 | 4 | 4 | — | 279 | 223 | 278 | 240 | 196 | 125 | 159 | 162 | 131 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | W 13 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 43 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 111 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 115 | 69 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 63 | 115 | 143 | 181 | 229 | 274 | 223 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 59 | 63 | 115 | 325 | 87 | 87 | 344 | 366 | 8 | 1 |
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