Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 112 | 165 | 91 | 87 | 127 | 294 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.10m | 1:29AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.28m | 2:00AM1.33m | 2:20PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | 7:40AM0.53m | 7:59PM0.51m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:25PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 78 | 86 | 270 | 48 | 54 | 84 | 157 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 64 | 64 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 94 | 99 | 62 | 91 | 37 | 127 | 27 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | S 13 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 61 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 77 | 112 | 165 | 85 | 87 | 52 | 10 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 164 | 134 | 101 | 99 | 294 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 133 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 76 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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