Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3164 | 3214 | 3028 | 2849 | 2634 | 2170 | 1795 | 1640 | 1496 | 1197 | 1027 | 1213 | 1054 | 952 | 935 | 918 | 599 | 838 | 540 | 692 | 522 | 521 | 216 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.64m | 2:14AM1.79m | 2:51PM1.71m | 3:04AM1.81m | 3:39PM1.76m | 3:53AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.44m | 8:37AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.39m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:45PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3164 | 3214 | 3028 | 2849 | 2634 | 2170 | 1795 | 1640 | 1496 | 1197 | 1027 | 1213 | 1054 | 952 | 935 | 918 | 599 | 838 | 540 | 692 | 522 | 521 | 216 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 279 | 228 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 92 | 88 | 61 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 119 | 60 | 169 | 19 | 104 | 80 | 51 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | W 10 | NW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 38 | 95 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 110 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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