
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1677 | 1703 | 1972 | 2071 | 1912 | 1671 | 1559 | 1494 | 1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3466 | 3383 | 3313 | 3083 | 2454 | 2713 | 2275 | 2515 | 1778 | 3164 | 2904 | 2789 | 2684 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.54m | 9:04AM1.33m | 9:34PM1.52m | 10:23AM1.32m | 10:50PM1.53m | 11:44AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.62m | 3:05PM0.67m | 4:17AM0.61m | 4:25PM0.68m | 5:33AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1677 | 1703 | 1972 | 2071 | 1912 | 1671 | 1559 | 1494 | 1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3466 | 3383 | 3313 | 3083 | 2454 | 2713 | 2275 | 2515 | 1778 | 3164 | 2904 | 2789 | 2684 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
151 | 114 | 244 | 241 | 540 | 694 | 861 | 1078 | 1225 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 905 | 340 | 17 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
73 | 154 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 524 | 40 | — | 55 | 64 | 86 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 89 | 119 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 344 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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