Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 500 | 500 | 380 | 373 | 307 | 258 | 245 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.58m | 7:19AM1.37m | 7:52PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:22AM0.35m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 500 | 500 | 380 | 373 | 307 | 258 | 245 | 240 | 197 | 188 | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 11 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 79 | 120 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 93 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 49 | 51 | 68 | 57 | 25 | 29 | 64 | 84 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 91 | 88 | 71 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 585 | 257 | 52 | 0 |
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