Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 10AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1274 | 1491 | 2386 | 3083 | 3827 | 8333 | 8093 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 4528 | 4309 | 5648 | 5186 | 4716 | 3913 | 3150 | 2857 | 3020 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.40m | 12:34PM1.56m | 1:04AM1.52m | 1:20PM1.69m | 1:46AM1.62m | 1:58PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.51m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.39m | 7:49AM0.42m | 8:18PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1274 | 864 | 1809 | 1874 | 2078 | 8333 | 8093 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 4528 | 4309 | 5648 | 5186 | 4716 | 3913 | 3150 | 2857 | 3020 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 93 | — | 3083 | 3827 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1413 | 1704 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1491 | 2386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 785 | 888 | 1001 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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