Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 207 | 169 | 230 | 284 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 240 | 379 | 440 | 440 | 402 | 470 | 461 | 520 | 510 | 530 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:37AM1.75m | 5:00PM1.87m | 5:09AM1.72m | 5:32PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:43AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 207 | 169 | 230 | 284 | 284 | 233 | 233 | 240 | 379 | 440 | 440 | 402 | 470 | 461 | 15 | 510 | 530 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 107 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 31 | 210 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 72 | 27 | 92 | 84 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 520 | 22 | 35 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 106 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 |
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