Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 43 | 81 | 42 | 101 | 144 | 79 | 104 | 98 | 85 | 0 | 762 | 1376 | 1622 | 1461 | 1847 | 1121 | 521 | 412 | 363 | 322 | 275 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | 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 | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:55AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | 12:19PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.74m | 2:28AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.82m | 5:29AM0.70m | 6:32PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 101 | 28 | 213 | 180 | 180 | 173 | 138 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 978 | 664 | 521 | 412 | 363 | 322 | 275 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 84 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 42 | 81 | 42 | 42 | 144 | 79 | 104 | 98 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 26 | 325 | 293 | — | 107 | 762 | 1376 | 1622 | 1461 | 1847 | 1121 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 259 | 460 | 103 | 68 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 801 | 769 | 769 | 302 | 133 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 212 |
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