Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | S 16 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 121 | 333 | 93 | 46 | 544 | 61 | 54 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 724 | 709 | 655 | 655 | 589 | 8 | 9 | 584 | 42 | 10 | 400 | 339 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.75m | 5:34AM1.59m | 5:48PM1.63m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:12PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:31PM0.12m | 11:36AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.23m | 12:01PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 121 | 333 | 93 | 35 | 544 | 61 | 1922 | 1295 | 939 | 752 | 26 | 709 | 655 | 655 | 589 | 551 | 574 | 584 | 530 | 468 | 400 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 46 | 65 | — | 54 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 81 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 4 | — | — | SW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 3 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 708 | 903 | 1093 | 2158 | 2639 | 2312 | 2923 | 2985 | 3 | — | — | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 235 | 366 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 596 | 452 | 452 | 460 | 381 | 305 | 117 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 769 | 816 | 803 | 795 |
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