Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 130 | 155 | 165 | 181 | 161 | 188 | 172 | 647 | 473 | 482 | 416 | 295 | 207 | 201 | 1121 | 1265 | 965 | 646 | 523 | 334 | 248 | 224 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | 8:23AM1.01m | 9:37PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | 2:28AM0.69m | 2:39PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 130 | 130 | 155 | 120 | 170 | 92 | 69 | 144 | 112 | 79 | 67 | 35 | 69 | 207 | 167 | 1121 | 1265 | 965 | 646 | 523 | 334 | 248 | 224 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 82 | 165 | 119 | 161 | 188 | 172 | — | 30 | 104 | 70 | 24 | 22 | 201 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 26 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 47 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 181 | 38 | 40 | 243 | 647 | 473 | 482 | 416 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 25 | 36 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 0 | 186 | 346 | 181 | 140 | 585 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 114 |
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