Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 103 | 101 | 67 | 64 | 395 | 337 | 243 | 144 | 91 | 77 | 267 | 217 | 207 | 280 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.83m | 4:45AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.85m | 5:13AM1.71m | 5:32PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 103 | 961 | 718 | 474 | 415 | 375 | 321 | 341 | 335 | 288 | 267 | 217 | 207 | 280 | 241 | 257 | 268 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 64 | 42 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 91 | 77 | 27 | 52 | 71 | 46 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 969 | 1014 | 1842 | 13 | 204 | 395 | 337 | 243 | 144 | — | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 305 | 763 | 203 | 5 | 105 | 181 | 181 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 3 |
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