Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Thermopylae in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| Wave height (m) | 1.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | |
| Wave direction | WSW | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 6.8 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8 | 8 | 7.9 | 8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.9 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 149 | 188 | 135 | 247 | 420 | 542 | 525 | 502 | 490 | 437 | 383 | 384 | 457 | 701 | 881 | 852 | 777 | 627 | 490 | 407 | 311 | 273 | 230 | 120 | 102 | 345 | 404 | 507 | 592 | 555 | 706 | 698 | 676 | 615 | 559 | 546 | 540 | 550 | 549 | 554 | 554 | 540 | 564 | 612 | 756 | 1158 | 1415 | 2697 | 1583 | 1941 | 2119 | 1987 | 805 | 1258 | 1496 | 1245 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 7 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.7 | |
| Wind direction | SEGlassy | NNWGlassy | NNWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | NWOnshore | NNWOnshore | NOnshore | NOnshore | NNEOnshore | NOnshore | WNWGlassy | WGlassy | SGlassy | ESEGlassy | NGlassy | NGlassy | NNEGlassy | NNWGlassy | WNWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWGlassy | SEGlassy | NEGlassy | NNEGlassy | NNEGlassy | NGlassy | WNWCross-on | WNWGlassy | SWGlassy | EGlassy | NOnshore | NNECross-on | NNEOnshore | NNWOnshore | NWCross-on | NWOnshore | NOnshore | NNWOnshore | NNEOnshore | NECross-on | NECross-on | NWCross-on | WNWCross-on | WNWCross-on | NWGlassy | NWOnshore | NWGlassy | NNWGlassy | SEGlassy | SSEGlassy | SSWOffshore | SSEOffshore | SSEOffshore | SSEOffshore | |