Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 98 | 85 | 553 | 713 | 1422 | 1413 | 1249 | 1629 | 1083 | 481 | 422 | 356 | 311 | 264 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:55AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 147 | 141 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 900 | 639 | 481 | 422 | 356 | 311 | 264 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 84 | 79 | 104 | 98 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 553 | 713 | 1422 | 1413 | 1249 | 1629 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 54 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 33 | 801 | 769 | 769 | 302 | 133 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 408 |
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