Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 337 | 485 | 412 | 412 | 352 | 240 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 176 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 299 | 817 | 1172 | 3024 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.91m | 3:36AM1.79m | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.32m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 374 | 337 | 485 | 412 | 412 | 352 | 240 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 176 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 258 | 607 | 775 | 3024 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 55 | 40 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 299 | 817 | 1172 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 92 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 101 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 22 | 29 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1167 | 405 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 8 |
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