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Thermopylae

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Thermopylae Photo de Surf: 'Thermo's' par Rafael

Weather Forecast for Thermopylae

Issued: 7 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Thermopylae sea temperature is

15.9° C

Ce qui est légèrement plus froid que la normale

Thermopylae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S		SW
	11 s	cross- off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 November at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		SW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 November at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		SW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 November at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		SW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SE	SSW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	SW
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	SW
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 November at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE	SSE	SW	SW
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	SW	SW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SE	SSE	SW
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE	SSE	SW
	10 s	cross- off	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- off	9 s	13 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	SW
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 November at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Thermopylae around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 46 minutes after low water (rising neap tide). Tide height was 0.9m (3.0 ft). Range 1.96m (6.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Thermopylae Photo de Surf: 'Thermo's' par Rafael

Breaks right on a rock and reef shelf as well as an old ship wreck. Only surf on high tide. Relatively sickle and inconsistent. Watch out for the pollution.

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User: Rafael (2 photos)

Country: South Africa (559 photo)

Photo taken at: 6:21 pm 14 Nov 2010

Rafael
Relatively Fickle*