Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 165 | 170 | 161 | 191 | 193 | 0 | 573 | 486 | 393 | 298 | 219 | 266 | 1131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 217 | 207 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 126 | 120 | 170 | 161 | 191 | 55 | 109 | 76 | 46 | 33 | 34 | 219 | 185 | 1131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 165 | 119 | 26 | 69 | 50 | — | — | 104 | 70 | 69 | 35 | 266 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 47 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 109 | 57 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 222 | 275 | 221 | 193 | 163 | 573 | 486 | 393 | 298 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 259 | 133 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 28 | 257 | 460 | 181 | 301 | 133 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
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