Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 74 | 57 | 52 | 84 | 186 | 411 | 322 | 308 | 250 | 265 | 7 | 344 | 858 | 839 | 645 | 783 | 790 | 705 | 694 | 715 | 670 | 600 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | 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 | 3:22AM1.69m | 3:37PM1.85m | 3:50AM1.75m | 4:05PM1.91m | 4:19AM1.76m | 4:35PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.01m | 9:46PM-0.00m | 9:51AM-0.05m | 10:15PM-0.04m | 10:20AM-0.06m | 10:45PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 135 | 86 | 68 | 53 | 100 | 411 | 114 | 199 | 161 | 125 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 4 | S 5 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 16 | NE 7 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 140 | 74 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 47 | 48 | 322 | 308 | 250 | 265 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 57 | 52 | 84 | 186 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 306 | 289 | 5 | 104 | 344 | 858 | 839 | 645 | 783 | 790 | 705 | 694 | 715 | 670 | 600 | 598 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 103 | 117 | 52 | 16 | 75 | 0 | 104 | 258 | 769 | 769 | 642 | 104 | 329 | 329 | 329 | 104 | 1168 | 329 | 226 | 52 |
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