Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1463 | 612 | 471 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 154 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 100 | 108 | 458 | 549 | 373 | 258 | 384 | 397 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.12m | 00:32AM1.12m | 1:03PM1.29m | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | 6:37AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 799 | 612 | 471 | 413 | 304 | 252 | 186 | 211 | 154 | 75 | 84 | 61 | 66 | 93 | 100 | 88 | 458 | 549 | 373 | 258 | 76 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 67 | 68 | 90 | 76 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | SW 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 41 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 24 | — | 22 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 108 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1463 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 54 | 88 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 384 | 397 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 5 | 52 | 259 | 103 | 75 | 320 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 259 | 259 | 769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 103 | 769 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
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