Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 230 | 224 | 191 | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.10m | 1:29AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.83m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | 7:40AM0.53m | 7:59PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 266 | 230 | 224 | 191 | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 153 | 186 | 167 | 145 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 884 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 642 | 103 | 75 | 103 |
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