Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 158 | 154 | 168 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 85 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 155 | 137 | 65 | 669 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | 11:46AM1.08m | 00:36AM1.27m | 1:27PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.59m | 5:20AM0.62m | 5:51PM0.61m | 7:09AM0.51m | 7:30PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 94 | 71 | 210 | 288 | 257 | 191 | 130 | 137 | 85 | 65 | 67 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 158 | 154 | 168 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 83 | 47 | 117 | 151 | 138 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 155 | 137 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | E 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 107 | 27 | 30 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 106 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 60 | 112 | 423 | 187 | 7 | 46 | 51 | 64 | 110 | 237 | 669 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 181 | 114 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 106 | 5 | 103 | 114 | 114 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 181 | 770 | 2686 | 259 | 483 |
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