Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 739 | 739 | 755 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 608 | 310 | 486 | 434 | 408 | 494 | 346 | 369 | 546 | 482 | 482 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | 6:22AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.36m | 12:26PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 739 | 739 | 755 | 696 | 640 | 653 | 610 | 608 | 562 | 486 | 416 | 408 | 253 | 346 | 333 | 546 | 482 | 482 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 66 | 65 | 126 | 9 | 346 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 48 | 58 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 9 | 103 | 200 | — | 62 | 81 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 310 | 395 | 434 | 399 | 494 | 225 | 369 | 356 | 403 | 403 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 103 | 642 | 259 | 803 | 803 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 137 | 226 | 257 | 257 | 313 |
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