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Thermopylae surf break

Thermopylae surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 SAST
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Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is
16.0° C
 (Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thermopylae today?

The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)101099910101010101010101112121312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223226168168194184235240357577913906149223583425373236113116271124082180193615721191
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.54
2:47AM
1.57
2:47PM
1.59
3:18AM
1.64
3:21PM
1.65
3:48AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.72
8:28PM
0.53
8:45AM
0.64
9:01PM
0.47
9:19AM
0.57
9:31PM
0.42
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:54
Sunset---8:00------7:59-------7:59-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717171819202119191817181818181717171617
Feels °C (?)141313121314151717171716161413141313121112131214
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