Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 189 | 153 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 107 | 84 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 126 | 121 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 190 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | 6:28AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:21AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 189 | 189 | 153 | 151 | 140 | 112 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 68 | 94 | 118 | 140 | 183 | 221 | 277 | 336 | 291 | 268 | 221 | 185 | 140 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 30 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 107 | 58 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 126 | 121 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 60 | 6 | 53 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 57 | 49 | 192 | — | 270 | 392 | 573 | — | 24 | 64 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 587 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 68 | 33 | 103 | 103 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 33 | 5 | 103 | 301 | 258 | 259 | 104 | 104 |
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