Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 32 | 29 | 60 | 84 | 94 | 109 | 99 | 104 | 130 | 205 | 251 | 318 | 216 | 203 | 441 | 128 | 174 | 121 | 82 | 78 | 35 | 63 | 976 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.76m | 4:30PM1.90m | 4:41AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.85m | 5:08AM1.68m | 5:24PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.06m | 10:38PM0.00m | 10:43AM-0.04m | 11:05PM0.04m | 11:10AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 86 | 109 | 92 | 104 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 318 | 216 | 59 | 196 | 128 | 174 | 121 | 82 | 78 | 35 | 63 | 1102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 28 | 94 | 73 | 99 | 39 | 78 | 54 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 78 | 2 | 8 | 123 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | — | 976 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSW 16 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 38 | 205 | 251 | 37 | 57 | 203 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 158 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 281 | 130 | 141 | 120 | 120 | 180 | 240 | 441 | 681 | 768 | 1397 | 2087 | 2752 | 3404 | 3063 | 3202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 3 | 75 | 103 | 596 | 642 | 596 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 75 | 816 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 769 | 596 | 662 | 452 | 460 | 460 | 203 | 114 |
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