# Surf forecast for Thermopylae

> Thermopylae is a surf spot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Daily surf ratings from 0 to 10 by Lazy Surf Report, with the best time to surf and the swell, wind, tide and water temperature at that time.

- Source: [Lazy Surf Report — Thermopylae](https://www.lazy-surf-report.com/surf-forecast/south-africa/western-cape/thermopylae)
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:01:41.249+00:00 (refreshed daily)
- Times are local to the spot (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Coordinates: -33.8975543811215, 18.4105324745178
- Rating scale: 8-10 Perfect, 5-7 Good, 3-4 Average, 0-2 Bad.

No good surf forecast this week; the best day is Sunday, November 1 at 2/10.

## Day by day

### Sunday, November 1 — 2/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 5am (2/10).

At 5am: 0.7 m swell at 15 s from the SW (232°), 13 km/h SSE wind (offshore, gusting 34 km/h), tide 0.6 m, water 14°C.

### Monday, November 2 — 2/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 5am (2/10).

At 5am: 0.1 m swell at 13 s from the SSE (150°), 14 km/h SSE wind (offshore, gusting 37 km/h), tide 0.3 m, water 14°C.

### Tuesday, November 3 — 2/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 5am (2/10).

At 5am: 1.4 m swell at 9 s from the SW (217°), 5 km/h S wind (offshore, gusting 25 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 13°C.

### Wednesday, November 4 — 2/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 5am (2/10).

At 5am: 1.3 m swell at 9 s from the SW (220°), 2 km/h SSW wind (offshore, gusting 20 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 12°C.

### Thursday, November 5 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 12pm: 1.3 m swell at 7 s from the WSW (238°), 27 km/h NW wind (onshore, gusting 20 km/h), tide 1.1 m, water 15°C.

### Friday, November 6 — 0/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 3pm (1/10).

At 3pm: 1.9 m swell at 8 s from the SSW (213°), 15 km/h W wind (cross-shore, gusting 17 km/h), tide 1.1 m, water 16°C.

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