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Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3069 | 2597 | 2281 | 1913 | 1685 | 1557 | 1305 | 1478 | 1427 | 1518 | 1686 | 1902 | 1934 | 2039 | 1966 | 1966 | 1897 | 1801 | 1710 | 1599 | 1496 | 1510 | 1358 | 2665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:27PM 1.29 | 11:41AM 1.48 | 12:24AM 1.35 | 12:30PM 1.51 | 1:10AM 1.41 | 1:12PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 0.78 | 6:18PM 0.67 | 6:16AM 0.75 | 7:00PM 0.62 | 7:01AM 0.72 | 7:36PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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