Thermopylae Surf Break
Lat Long: 33.90° S 18.40° E

Thermopylae 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Thermopylae

Issued: 7 am 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is
16.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.1
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
7
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
817
894
541
452
681
607
1011
1164
1112
956
870
813
949
999
809
672
612
578
578
445
326
266
194
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM1.58m
4:39PM1.57m
4:38AM1.54m
5:13PM1.55m
5:13AM1.49m
5:49PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.44m
10:35PM0.61m
10:49AM0.48m
11:12PM0.64m
11:24AM0.52m
11:53PM0.67m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
7:43
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—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:43
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
17
15
14
12
10
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
W
11
1.2
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
934
817
894
541
356
286
525
1011
1164
1112
956
772
772
700
570
448
440
369
320
314
268
233
266
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
1
SW
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
5
84
121
489
182
192
247
191
149
116
86
59
53
33
33
33
18
18
18
18
19
19
198
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
—
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
—
5
5
8
57
284
138
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
10
—
20
21
21
74
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
2.1
S
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
50
69
452
681
607
512
545
632
844
870
813
949
999
809
672
612
578
578
445
326
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Thermopylae
Cape Town
Thermopylae
Cape Town
Beach Road
Cape Town
Heaven
West Coast
Kaaimans River Mouth
Garden Route
Kaaimans River Mouth
Garden Route
Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay
West Coast
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Cape Town
Baboon Point
West Coast
Baboon Point
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Second Beach (Port St Johns)
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Garbage Dump
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Guyztus Point
West Coast
Hell
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Baboon Point
West Coast
Cape St Martin
West Coast
Cape St Martin
West Coast
Kamer Van
Cape Town
Off The Wall
Cape Town
Off The Wall
Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
18
139
384
384
203
13
52
174
174
405
1072
201
177
176
138
177
174
138
138
13
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Kreefte Reef
Kreefte Reef
Beach Road
Beach Road
Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)
Beach Road
Sollys
Kreefte Reef
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Jacobs Bay
West Coast
Goukamma River Mouth
Garden Route
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Super Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Tubes
Eastern Cape (S)
Fish Boma
Garden Route
Fish Boma
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
The Point (Elands Bay)
West Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Port St Johns
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Gerickes Point
Garden Route
Doring Bay
West Coast
Whispering Waves
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Periwinkles
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Haga-Haga
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Whacky Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Amanzimtoti
Durban/KZN South
Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Yellow sands Point
Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Kanon
Overberg
Moonlight Bay
Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
Header Global
Clark Island
New Zealand
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Ahijedero
Mexico
Tahai
Chile
Asu
Indonesia
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Kaifu Rivermouth
Japan
Viri Inga O Tuki
Chile
Papa Tangaroa
Chile
Ahijedero
Mexico
Lebu
Chile
Buchupureo
Chile
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Ahijedero
Mexico
Bayobar - Punta Tur
Peru
Ahijedero
Mexico
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Boneyards
South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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