Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 643 | 1160 | 1122 | 980 | 882 | 762 | 669 | 1321 | 1491 | 1380 | 1297 | 1299 | 1310 | 1491 | 2174 | 4152 | 3772 | 3930 | 2845 | 2206 | 1855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.56m | 1:32PM1.73m | 2:00AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.76m | 2:32AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.44m | 7:23AM0.51m | 7:55PM0.38m | 7:58AM0.48m | 8:26PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | 7:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 643 | 1160 | 1122 | 980 | 882 | 762 | 669 | 1321 | 1491 | 1380 | 1297 | 1299 | 1310 | 1491 | 2174 | 4152 | 3772 | 3930 | 2845 | 2206 | 1855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 428 | 414 | 407 | 393 | 393 | 386 | 386 | 498 | 340 | 245 | 244 | 229 | 162 | 129 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 150 | 291 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 325 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 214 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | 94 | 42 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 459 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 344 | 423 | 459 | 405 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
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