Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 85 | 87 | 497 | 821 | 1006 | 1250 | 1057 | 907 | 844 | 722 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | 1:52AM1.40m | 2:26PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 96 | 96 | 217 | 276 | 257 | 138 | 163 | 140 | 137 | 85 | 87 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 47 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 75 | 64 | 77 | 153 | 135 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | E 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 | — | S 14 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 31 | 5 | 85 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 16 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 60 | 124 | 410 | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 106 | 231 | 497 | 821 | 1006 | 1250 | 1057 | 907 | 844 | 722 | 701 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 5 | 103 | 114 | 114 | 226 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 226 | 259 | 313 | 1512 | 483 | 878 | 586 | 586 | 329 | 329 | 133 | 52 | 52 |
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