Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | E 11 | NE 6 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 694 | 156 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 422 | 313 | 262 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 120 | 113 | 109 | 130 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:31PM1.62m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 807 | 694 | 606 | 584 | 541 | 520 | 450 | 441 | 422 | 313 | 262 | 211 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 160 | 155 | 152 | 120 | 113 | 105 | 69 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 120 | 120 | 92 | 26 | 130 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 64 | 156 | 778 | 720 | — | 39 | 636 | 2 | 56 | 93 | 69 | 38 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 232 | 109 | 74 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 133 | 133 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 0 |
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