Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1947 | 1794 | 1323 | 1126 | 847 | 987 | 870 | 527 | 486 | 470 | 306 | 375 | 418 | 913 | 856 | 898 | 798 | 880 | 766 | 732 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 753 | 699 | 527 | 486 | 380 | 306 | 375 | 405 | 756 | 856 | 898 | 798 | 880 | 766 | 732 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 73 | 94 | 96 | 206 | 286 | 257 | 418 | 392 | 340 | 241 | 241 | 73 | 64 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 158 | 123 | 205 | 154 | 269 | 131 | 96 | 86 | 57 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1947 | 1794 | 1323 | 1126 | 847 | 987 | 870 | — | — | 470 | — | 289 | 201 | 913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 133 | 52 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 52 | 816 | 816 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 795 | 104 | 816 | 816 | 52 | 0 |
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