Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 1151 | 1133 | 1020 | 948 | 848 | 737 | 617 | 572 | 529 | 501 | 439 | 439 | 432 | 439 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 224 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | 12:04PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | 3:18AM0.80m | 6:14PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1226 | 1151 | 1133 | 1020 | 948 | 848 | 737 | 617 | 572 | 42 | 70 | 439 | 439 | 351 | 347 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 260 | 224 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 261 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 58 | 153 | 186 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 11 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 23 | — | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 529 | 501 | — | — | 432 | 439 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1168 | 1168 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 24 | 103 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
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