Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1556 | 1300 | 1768 | 612 | 474 | 424 | 369 | 200 | 173 | 162 | 122 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 96 | 203 | 337 | 419 | 402 | 781 | 754 | 694 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.09m | 1:54AM1.21m | 2:24PM1.25m | 2:29AM1.35m | 2:52PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.67m | 7:45PM0.66m | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:23PM0.51m | 8:40AM0.37m | 8:53PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 900 | 6 | 474 | 424 | 369 | 200 | 173 | 162 | 122 | 164 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 74 | 54 | 337 | 419 | 402 | 781 | 754 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 99 | 108 | 78 | 7 | 45 | 42 | 89 | 96 | 203 | 47 | 55 | 174 | 23 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1556 | 1300 | 1768 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 585 | 133 | 164 | 585 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 104 | 54 | 16 | 33 |
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