Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 228 | 202 | 163 | 107 | 232 | 253 | 292 | 839 | 567 | 1268 | 1256 | 1060 | 612 | 452 | 415 | 305 | 239 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.02m | 12:15PM0.95m | 00:56AM1.07m | 1:48PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.74m | 4:59AM0.78m | 6:13PM0.79m | 7:33AM0.67m | 7:45PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 256 | 228 | 202 | 163 | 58 | 232 | 253 | 292 | 50 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 69 | 63 | 39 | 6 | 239 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 107 | 12 | 12 | 92 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 7 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 47 | 60 | 839 | 567 | 1268 | 1256 | 1060 | 612 | 452 | 415 | 305 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 75 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 123 | 316 | 329 | 302 | 181 | 52 | 226 | 657 | 181 | 0 | 0 |
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