Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 108 | 120 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.46m | 8:08AM1.23m | 8:52PM1.33m | 9:27AM1.10m | 10:35PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.46m | 2:17PM0.46m | 3:22AM0.58m | 3:40PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 188 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 121 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 47 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 113 | 93 | 61 | 87 | 108 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 62 | 85 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 79 | 120 | 116 | 113 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 87 | 10 | 120 | 99 | 98 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 49 | — | 75 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 109 | 94 | 92 | 69 | 81 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 769 | 316 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 596 | 259 |
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