Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Thermopylae today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Thermopylae at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Thermopylae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1464 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | 447 | 531 | 678 | 294 | 206 | 137 | 237 | 172 | 151 | 197 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 417 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.41m | 12:50PM1.50m | 1:14AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.65m | 2:01AM1.64m | 2:21PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.59m | 7:09PM0.55m | 7:28AM0.47m | 7:57PM0.41m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:38PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1464 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | 447 | 531 | 678 | 294 | 206 | 117 | 237 | 172 | 151 | 197 | 313 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 417 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 17 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 73 | 34 | 71 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 359 | 353 | 347 | 151 | 28 | 188 | 145 | 137 | 49 | 144 | 138 | 97 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | W 19 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 65 | 71 | 109 | 48 | 28 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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