Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 1PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1904 | 3142 | 4902 | 3903 | 7091 | 6956 | 6617 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 | 1367 | 1247 | 1144 | 1053 | 1083 | 1099 | 1083 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | 2:37AM1.51m | 3:08PM1.58m | 3:10AM1.57m | 3:37PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.55m | 9:20AM0.41m | 9:41PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1904 | 3142 | 4902 | 3903 | 7091 | 5267 | 4247 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1785 | 1615 | 1367 | 1247 | 1144 | 1053 | 1083 | 1099 | 1083 | 1083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 186 | — | 292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 114 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 222 | 669 | — | 6956 | 6617 | 503 | 449 | 400 | 415 | 342 | 257 | 202 | 164 | 287 | 212 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 937 | 177 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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