Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 432 | 305 | 305 | 266 | 265 | 228 | 228 | 223 | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 113 | 90 | 21 | 69 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:04PM0.94m | 00:37AM1.02m | 1:26PM1.10m | 1:29AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.80m | 6:14PM0.83m | 7:05AM0.69m | 7:29PM0.67m | 7:40AM0.53m | 7:59PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 347 | 305 | 305 | 266 | 265 | 228 | 228 | 223 | 190 | 160 | 163 | 167 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 113 | 90 | 11 | 69 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 58 | 153 | 186 | 167 | 145 | 96 | 93 | 64 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | N 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 2 | 61 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 432 | 460 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 212 | 67 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 763 | 103 | 78 | 103 |
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