Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1306 | 1500 | 1707 | 1569 | 1426 | 1102 | 917 | 783 | 688 | 560 | 493 | 302 | 254 | 254 | 239 | 230 | 216 | 202 | 171 | 383 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.24m | 9:02AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | 12:13PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.64m | 3:25PM0.68m | 5:31AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 1426 | 1102 | 917 | 783 | 688 | 560 | 493 | 302 | 249 | 154 | 239 | 230 | 216 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 50 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 112 | 109 | 52 | 73 | 96 | 254 | 254 | 129 | 93 | 191 | 181 | 171 | 130 | 749 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 46 | 83 | 54 | 53 | 106 | 100 | 146 | 71 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 86 | 69 | 45 | 383 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1306 | 1500 | 1707 | 1569 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 57 | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1948 | 1174 | 884 | 816 | 52 | 52 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1174 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 816 | 103 |
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