Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 435 | 443 | 544 | 1169 | 1109 | 1056 | 1033 | 947 | 929 | 878 | 829 | 697 | 603 | 560 | 524 | 489 | 428 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.32m | 6:47AM1.19m | 7:02PM1.16m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | 1:23AM0.66m | 1:31PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 386 | 443 | 544 | 949 | 792 | 55 | 1033 | 947 | 929 | 878 | 829 | 697 | 603 | 560 | 42 | 489 | 428 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 340 | 160 | 148 | 257 | 156 | 185 | — | 49 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 50 | 24 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 70 | 40 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 45 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 59 | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 23 | 22 | 12 | — | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 8 | NE 5 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 373 | 435 | 423 | 306 | 1169 | 1109 | 1056 | — | — | — | 826 | — | — | — | 47 | 524 | 41 | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 816 | 258 | 804 | 804 | 816 | 816 | 104 | 1174 | 816 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 106 |
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