Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 155 | 155 | 186 | 178 | 121 | 169 | 126 | 0 | 557 | 536 | 448 | 347 | 260 | 198 | 1265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:59PM1.48m | 7:05AM1.30m | 7:27PM1.32m | 7:35AM1.16m | 8:04PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.29m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:40AM0.56m | 1:43PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 422 | 361 | 262 | 211 | 171 | 168 | 164 | 133 | 130 | 155 | 155 | 120 | 178 | 121 | 69 | 74 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 195 | 1265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 82 | 186 | 119 | 26 | 169 | 126 | — | — | 104 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 198 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 28 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 56 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | 40 | 23 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 148 | 156 | 64 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 222 | 104 | 90 | — | 140 | 557 | 536 | 448 | 347 | 260 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 104 | 52 | 133 | 586 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 16 | 226 | 460 | 181 | 301 | 133 | 226 | 0 | 0 |
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