Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 11 | NNE 6 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 459 | 467 | 556 | 117 | 92 | 694 | 93 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 431 | 369 | 361 | 306 | 251 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.75m | 6:09AM1.56m | 6:31PM1.62m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:09AM0.18m | 12:13PM0.14m | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 533 | 459 | 467 | 556 | 821 | 807 | 694 | 606 | 584 | 2 | 533 | 509 | 431 | 369 | 361 | 306 | 251 | 207 | 202 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 46 | 80 | 67 | 117 | 92 | 49 | 93 | 778 | 555 | 731 | 650 | — | 3 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 181 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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