Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 60 | 107 | 84 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 148 | 121 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 45 | 195 | 0 | 307 | 212 | 184 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | 6:28AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:21AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 112 | 86 | 84 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 121 | 81 | 231 | 328 | 328 | 284 | 250 | 190 | 147 | 119 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 9 | 107 | 58 | 147 | 223 | 212 | 148 | 90 | — | 80 | 75 | 45 | — | — | 113 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 60 | 6 | 53 | 18 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 184 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 29 | 35 | — | 149 | 427 | 632 | 558 | 195 | 180 | 307 | 212 | 141 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 24 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 75 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 585 | 259 | 301 | 301 | 52 |
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