Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 144 | 198 | 205 | 156 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.50m | 2:35AM1.54m | 2:57PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.65m | 3:30PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:42AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:15AM0.04m | 9:39PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 279 | 144 | 198 | 205 | 156 | 119 | 121 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 588 | 528 | 541 | 29 | 28 | 471 | 408 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 17 | SSE 13 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 47 | 32 | 145 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | S 17 | SSW 11 | E 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | — | S 12 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 19 | 57 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 246 | 392 | 403 | 440 | 418 | 419 | 410 | 372 | 430 | 522 | 606 | 593 | 597 | 1044 | 919 | 844 | 479 | 490 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 585 | 596 | 596 | 408 | 114 | 103 | 140 | 373 | 452 | 596 | 408 | 114 | 103 | 114 | 114 | 103 | 586 | 3 | 3 | 104 |
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