Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 9AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 103 | 246 | 251 | 318 | 286 | 203 | 196 | 126 | 160 | 139 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 1013 | 847 | 755 | 669 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM-0.04m | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:36AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 93 | 164 | 68 | 79 | 117 | 154 | 151 | 126 | 160 | 139 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 2200 | 1470 | 1155 | 1013 | 847 | 755 | 669 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 103 | 74 | 81 | 318 | 286 | 203 | 196 | 8 | 123 | 121 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | S 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 205 | 251 | 31 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 36 | 246 | 29 | 198 | 240 | 149 | 286 | 628 | 620 | 1025 | 1563 | 2252 | 2814 | 3477 | 3201 | 1671 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 52 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 596 | 591 | 452 | 585 | 452 | 300 | 117 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 52 | 68 | 0 |
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