Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 157 | 125 | 127 | 136 | 156 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 | 123 | 92 | 64 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 79 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.68m | 3:32PM1.85m | 3:46AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 159 | 157 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 148 | 151 | 123 | 108 | 272 | 80 | 79 | 483 | 404 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 32 | 32 | 82 | 22 | 79 | 28 | 40 | 110 | 136 | 62 | 72 | 16 | 25 | 57 | 34 | 92 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 79 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | W 4 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 144 | 138 | 123 | 32 | 81 | 28 | 75 | 74 | 38 | 36 | 156 | 95 | 90 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | 72 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 207 | 372 | 359 | 504 | 2 | 41 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 301 | 586 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 75 | 408 | 769 | 58 | 5 | 103 |
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