Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 115 | 69 | 63 | 1169 | 1507 | 1429 | 1423 | 1228 | 977 | 948 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 191 | 250 | 231 | 163 | 130 | 137 | 143 | 87 | 90 | 63 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 682 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 115 | 69 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 141 | 398 | 24 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 94 | 138 | 1169 | 1507 | 1429 | 1423 | 1228 | 977 | 948 | 671 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 5 | 52 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 585 | 258 | 313 | 52 | 769 | 586 | 329 | 460 | 301 | 133 | 133 | 52 |
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