Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 98 | 137 | 175 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 157 | 190 | 235 | 192 | 66 | 130 | 352 | 537 | 236 | 257 | 42 | 145 | 754 | 129 | 154 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.53m | 1:48AM1.41m | 2:03PM1.63m | 2:23AM1.50m | 2:35PM1.69m | 2:54AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:46PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | 6:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 137 | 131 | 87 | 87 | 713 | 589 | 396 | 275 | 221 | 194 | 96 | 94 | 119 | 130 | 352 | 83 | 236 | 257 | 42 | 145 | 57 | 129 | 40 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 7 |
| kJ | 93 | 98 | 39 | — | — | — | 95 | 96 | 95 | 64 | 64 | 31 | 50 | 48 | 66 | 69 | 83 | 113 | 65 | 63 | 41 | 42 | 136 | 41 | 81 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 130 | 252 | — | — | 8 | — | 29 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 66 | 175 | 315 | 587 | 1266 | — | 55 | 95 | 157 | 190 | 235 | 192 | 26 | — | — | 537 | 29 | 35 | 138 | 105 | 754 | 59 | 154 | 156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 68 | 103 | 642 | 769 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 135 | 52 | 226 | 769 | 259 | 258 | 104 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 642 | 52 | 259 | 181 |
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