Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1391 | 2482 | 3777 | 3974 | 3262 | 2799 | 1804 | 1465 | 1155 | 891 | 772 | 653 | 757 | 640 | 534 | 448 | 365 | 292 | 287 | 233 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.59m | 3:44PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.67m | 4:10PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.26m | 9:31AM0.12m | 9:47PM0.15m | 9:56AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1391 | 2482 | 3777 | 3974 | 3262 | 2799 | 1804 | 1465 | 1155 | 891 | 772 | 653 | 757 | 640 | 534 | 448 | 365 | 292 | 287 | 233 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 219 | 288 | 268 | 255 | 336 | — | — | 74 | 46 | 84 | 129 | 127 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 62 | 125 | 230 | 335 | 444 | 509 | 657 | 587 | 488 | 500 | 700 | 840 | 956 | 941 | 926 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 145 | 145 | 596 | 615 | 615 | 602 | 587 | 408 | 320 | 203 | 300 | 467 | 408 |
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