Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 60 | 99 | 105 | 109 | 113 | 110 | 86 | 205 | 251 | 318 | 216 | 203 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.76m | 4:30PM1.90m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 184 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 99 | 105 | 109 | 113 | 110 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 318 | 216 | 203 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 84 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 60 | 37 | 40 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 205 | 251 | 37 | 31 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 86 | 113 | 116 | 139 | 277 | 373 | 501 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 54 | 75 | 103 | 596 | 642 | 642 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
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