Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 38 | 33 | 61 | 116 | 104 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.65m | 3:30PM1.82m | 3:42AM1.73m | 4:01PM1.89m | 4:12AM1.76m | 4:30PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 574 | 516 | 450 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 423 | 408 | 307 | 262 | 193 | 197 | 173 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 169 | 135 | 165 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 61 | 116 | 104 | 48 | 44 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 106 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 976 | 824 | 704 | 404 | 414 | 423 | 593 | 532 | 34 | 86 | 115 | 77 | 61 | 40 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 20 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 68 | 75 | 203 | 769 | 301 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 162 | 162 | 133 | 181 | 133 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 52 | 75 | 103 | 1185 | 1616 | 1161 | 103 |
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