Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 737 | 631 | 600 | 483 | 505 | 443 | 392 | 382 | 338 | 346 | 393 | 297 | 304 | 265 | 228 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 165 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | 12:04PM0.94m | 00:37AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.75m | 3:18AM0.80m | 6:14PM0.83m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 737 | 631 | 600 | 42 | 505 | 443 | 392 | 382 | 338 | 346 | 304 | 297 | 304 | 265 | 228 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 165 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 58 | 153 | 186 | 167 | 145 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 47 | 23 | 22 | 82 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 483 | — | 31 | 28 | 49 | 51 | 448 | 393 | — | — | 316 | 318 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 5 | 103 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 181 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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