Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 102 | 112 | 167 | 91 | 87 | 134 | 119 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.28m | 2:00AM1.33m | 2:20PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.67m | 7:40AM0.53m | 7:59PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:25PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 180 | 134 | 113 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 64 | 76 | 167 | 91 | 39 | 127 | 119 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSE 16 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 112 | 17 | 85 | 87 | 39 | 29 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 62 | 102 | 121 | 160 | 170 | 220 | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 763 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
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