Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Issued: 7 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is

14.8°C

Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	0	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	894	762	651	1321	1581	1457	1305	1398	1474	1753	2210	4093	3920	3930	3331	2499	1993	1647	1245	1102	1027	657	292	249	244
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				1:32PM1.73m				2:00AM1.62m					2:07PM1.76m				2:32AM1.65m				2:39PM1.77m				3:04AM1.67m
Low Tide		7:23AM0.51m				7:55PM0.38m				7:58AM0.48m					8:26PM0.35m				8:30AM0.46m				8:55PM0.35m


	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	7:21
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	14	20	23	24	23	21	20	20
Feels °C	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	7	7	10	9	11	11	18	18	19	20	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10
kJ	894	762	651	1321	1581	1457	1305	1398	1474	1753	2210	4093	3920	3930	3331	2499	1993	1647	1245	1102	1027	657	292	249	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	W 11	W 11	SW 11	SSE 8	SW 11
kJ	393	386	441	498	369	305	234	164	162	129	99	73	14	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	241	103	228
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	WNW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 11	SW 12	SW 21
kJ	27	150	291	24	15	14	14	6	14	60	255	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	220	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	—	627	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	138	199	258	244	171	144	266	215	169	225	119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town	Thermopylae Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	17	17	26	26	460	26	1	8	8	27	344	423	1418	405	52	1	0	0	0	13	27	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Hout Bay	Hout Bay	Kalk Bay Reef	Cemetery		Cemetery	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Strand (Pipe)					Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek	Olifants Bos	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4					3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9

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