Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 7AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 910 | 819 | 805 | 792 | 869 | 855 | 892 | 861 | 981 | 964 | 964 | 1004 | 1040 | 1040 | 1121 | 1092 | 1391 | 1297 | 1135 | 1197 | 1336 | 2074 | 3554 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.31m | 10:24PM1.53m | 11:09AM1.37m | 11:28PM1.59m | 12:13PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.66m | 3:59PM0.69m | 5:04AM0.59m | 5:08PM0.65m | 6:04AM0.50m | 6:11PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 1077 | 910 | 819 | 805 | 792 | 869 | 855 | 892 | 861 | 981 | 964 | 964 | 1004 | 1040 | 1040 | 1121 | 1092 | 1391 | 1297 | 1135 | 1197 | 1336 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | 110 | 202 | 2074 | 3554 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 139 |
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