Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 225 | 211 | 202 | 220 | 394 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 | 828 | 569 | 284 | 279 | 147 | 158 | 157 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | 1:53AM1.38m | 2:20PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:29PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 234 | 225 | 211 | 181 | 174 | 194 | 943 | 1978 | 4657 | 4959 | 3772 | 2609 | 1841 | 1321 | 998 | 828 | 569 | 284 | 279 | 147 | 158 | 157 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 125 | 88 | 191 | 46 | 45 | 130 | 157 | 622 | 139 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 19 | 141 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 93 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | S 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 11 | S 18 | S 12 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 198 | 194 | 69 | 35 | 220 | 394 | 130 | 117 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 44 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 202 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 55 | 95 | 145 | 176 | 202 | 187 | 205 | 297 | 437 | 568 | 546 | 579 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 5 | 816 | 103 | 103 | 816 | 5 | 68 | 52 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 212 | 212 | 257 | 257 | 408 | 150 | 373 | 769 | 596 | 408 | 373 |
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