Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 160 | 157 | 10 | 20 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 344 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 239 | 192 | 135 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.73m | 6:13AM1.53m | 6:36PM1.60m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:16PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.17m | 00:48AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 160 | 157 | 162 | 154 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 118 | 120 | 126 | 344 | 452 | 554 | 534 | 402 | 239 | 192 | 135 | 146 | 264 | 281 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 118 | 167 | 249 | 94 | 69 | 73 | 54 | 71 | 52 | 55 | 41 | 78 | — | — | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 45 | 23 | — | — | — | 41 | 10 | 19 | 152 | 109 | 173 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 103 | 585 | 75 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 226 | 226 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 114 | 133 | 133 | 3 | 133 | 114 |
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