Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 136 | 156 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 | 181 | 113 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 127 | 90 | 92 | 88 | 69 | 67 | 31 | 67 | 127 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.85m | 3:46AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:13AM1.70m | 4:26PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | 10:13AM0.04m | 10:34PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 | 181 | 113 | 222 | 80 | 78 | 460 | 352 | 443 | 344 | 392 | 69 | 67 | 31 | 29 | 127 | 524 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 136 | 156 | 47 | 35 | 44 | 12 | 43 | 73 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 127 | 90 | 92 | 88 | — | — | — | 67 | 28 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 36 | 47 | 95 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 17 | 78 | 3 | — | 2 | 70 | 88 | 82 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 107 | 352 | 324 | 452 | — | 527 | 792 | 669 | 735 | 504 | 696 | 778 | 789 | 559 | 919 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 58 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 381 | 769 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 114 | 114 | 300 | 373 | 114 | 103 | 0 |
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