Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 431 | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 165 | 165 | 173 | 121 | 123 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.62m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 520 | 450 | 431 | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 155 | 120 | 173 | 121 | 69 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 165 | 165 | — | 26 | 123 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 625 | 636 | — | 40 | 148 | 126 | 58 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 222 | 275 | 83 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 68 | 5 | 75 | 104 | 52 | 133 | 329 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 16 |
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