Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 573 | 386 | 284 | 249 | 249 | 234 | 225 | 211 | 202 | 174 | 394 | 943 | 1978 | 4709 | 5305 | 3772 | 2839 | 2029 | 1472 | 1130 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.06m | 10:36PM1.11m | 12:13PM1.09m | 00:53AM1.21m | 1:34PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.68m | 5:31AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.65m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:44PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 637 | 573 | 386 | 284 | 249 | 249 | 234 | 225 | 211 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 943 | 1978 | 4709 | 5305 | 3772 | 2839 | 2029 | 1472 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 73 | 96 | 234 | 239 | 154 | 125 | 88 | 191 | 181 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 522 | 110 | 151 | — | — | — | 50 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 109 | 106 | 100 | 146 | 72 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 394 | 130 | 117 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 47 | 104 | 133 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
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