Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 930 | 914 | 914 | 914 | 836 | 908 | 966 | 1065 | 513 | 1151 | 1398 | 1175 | 910 | 800 | 673 | 499 | 404 | 339 | 320 | 267 | 204 | 192 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.58m | 1:16AM1.53m | 1:24PM1.70m | 1:50AM1.63m | 1:58PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.62m | 7:09PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.52m | 7:42PM0.38m | 7:47AM0.43m | 8:15PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 930 | 914 | 914 | 914 | 836 | 908 | 966 | 1065 | 513 | 1151 | 1398 | 1175 | 910 | 800 | 673 | 499 | 404 | 339 | 320 | 267 | 204 | 192 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 536 | 448 | 387 | 394 | 335 | 329 | 277 | 178 | 413 | 237 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 49 | 45 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | S 11 | W 10 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 231 | 161 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 47 |
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