Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 115 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 135 | 259 | 292 | 297 | 265 | 253 | 238 | 165 | 117 | 107 | 98 | 58 | 34 | 84 | 181 | 331 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.62m | 2:54AM1.60m | 3:11PM1.75m | 3:22AM1.69m | 3:37PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.23m | 8:52PM0.21m | 8:57AM0.10m | 9:18PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 115 | 110 | 101 | 97 | 95 | 64 | 259 | 292 | 297 | 265 | 253 | 238 | 165 | 117 | 117 | 128 | 111 | 91 | 70 | 100 | 331 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 58 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 107 | 98 | 58 | 34 | 12 | 181 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 92 | 87 | 84 | 56 | 14 | 55 | 135 | 45 | 31 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 84 | 9 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 27 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 37 | 71 | 69 | 93 | 97 | — | 1 | 14 | 17 | — | 75 | 167 | 478 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 104 | 133 | 181 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 28 | 596 | 226 | 52 | 24 |
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