Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 675 | 763 | 455 | 330 | 441 | 535 | 567 | 529 | 479 | 474 | 445 | 459 | 440 | 691 | 659 | 524 | 464 | 379 | 339 | 313 | 306 | 232 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.73m | 4:26PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 675 | 547 | 153 | 330 | 441 | 535 | 567 | 529 | 479 | 402 | 445 | 459 | 413 | 691 | 659 | 524 | 464 | 379 | 339 | 313 | 306 | 232 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 123 | 158 | 188 | 257 | 241 | 219 | 392 | 362 | 474 | 338 | 450 | 440 | 47 | 44 | 74 | 116 | 110 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 47 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 23 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | E 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 68 | 65 | 249 | 219 | 121 | 105 | 318 | 356 | 301 | 255 | 73 | 49 | 33 | 42 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 62 | 91 | 54 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 763 | 455 | — | — | 244 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 795 | 816 | 816 | 52 | 52 | 816 | 816 | 763 | 795 | 816 | 52 | 816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 131 | 5 | 0 |
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