Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 90 | 177 | 94 | 73 | 104 | 112 | 165 | 91 | 87 | 127 | 119 | 111 | 100 | 134 | 115 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.28m | 2:00AM1.33m | 2:20PM1.46m | 2:27AM1.47m | 2:45PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:25PM0.35m | 8:31AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 90 | 7 | 94 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 107 | 113 | 111 | 100 | 134 | 115 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 50 | 165 | 91 | 48 | 127 | 119 | 103 | 57 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSE 16 | S 13 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 112 | 17 | 85 | 87 | 51 | 49 | 43 | 98 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 177 | 37 | 72 | 104 | 117 | 155 | 170 | 133 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 615 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 133 | 181 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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