Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 292 | 287 | 290 | 228 | 209 | 309 | 314 | 248 | 195 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 209 | 64 | 198 | 181 | 132 | 105 | 89 | 54 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.78m | 4:17AM1.72m | 4:36PM1.83m | 4:45AM1.74m | 5:03PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.03m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 365 | 292 | 287 | 290 | 228 | 180 | 309 | 314 | 248 | 195 | 141 | 103 | 961 | 718 | 549 | 433 | 424 | 383 | 334 | 328 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 11 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 84 | 129 | 127 | 163 | 209 | 31 | 136 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 101 | 65 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 19 | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 620 | 819 | 875 | 941 | 888 | 826 | 732 | 732 | 888 | 1051 | 1162 | 1157 | 1842 | 209 | 113 | 198 | 181 | 132 | 105 | 89 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 467 | 373 | 408 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 216 | 305 | 330 | 329 | 186 | 467 | 104 | 226 | 162 | 133 | 259 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
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