Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 99 | 108 | 109 | 99 | 87 | 103 | 104 | 124 | 318 | 286 | 203 | 196 | 126 | 201 | 266 | 82 | 50 | 80 | 740 | 873 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.90m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.04m | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:10AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 99 | 108 | 109 | 85 | 87 | 103 | 91 | 73 | 54 | 101 | 133 | 151 | 120 | 201 | 266 | 82 | 50 | 80 | 740 | 873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 84 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 78 | 67 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 203 | 196 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 7 | 48 | — | 65 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 318 | 286 | 59 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 21 | 28 | 43 | 59 | 75 | 104 | 124 | 74 | 119 | 176 | 295 | 485 | 620 | 958 | 1730 | 2465 | 3193 | 2312 | 1660 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 662 | 763 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 804 | 769 | 596 | 596 | 585 | 587 | 460 | 307 | 172 |
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