Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 170 | 161 | 188 | 193 | 752 | 374 | 415 | 385 | 310 | 196 | 295 | 1330 | 1455 | 1091 | 636 | 515 | 395 | 294 | 213 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | 8:23AM1.01m | 9:37PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | 2:28AM0.69m | 2:39PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 170 | 92 | 69 | 40 | 131 | 75 | 63 | 48 | 35 | 196 | 159 | 1330 | 1455 | 1091 | 636 | 515 | 395 | 294 | 213 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 117 | 161 | 188 | 50 | — | — | 104 | 70 | 69 | 95 | 295 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | — | 193 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 222 | 52 | 54 | 92 | 752 | 374 | 415 | 385 | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 0 | 164 | 313 | 181 | 172 | 585 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 120 | 117 |
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