Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 176 | 181 | 153 | 146 | 165 | 264 | 356 | 348 | 380 | 380 | 341 | 334 | 299 | 236 | 231 | 204 | 177 | 160 | 197 | 141 | 141 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.80m | 5:09AM1.64m | 5:26PM1.67m | 5:49AM1.53m | 6:07PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.04m | 11:12AM0.12m | 11:38PM0.16m | 11:54AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 202 | 176 | 181 | 153 | 146 | 165 | 264 | 356 | 348 | 380 | 380 | 341 | 334 | 299 | 236 | 231 | 204 | 177 | 147 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 103 | 77 | 81 | 61 | 60 | 46 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 21 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 80 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 97 | 160 | 197 | 223 | 196 | 223 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 373 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 816 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 596 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 596 | 615 |
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