Surf Forecasts:
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 175 | 0 | 136 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 81 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 113 | 98 | 0 | 1103 | 1837 | 2043 | 2073 | 3413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28AM1.22m | 6:37PM1.19m | 7:15AM1.08m | 7:30PM1.05m | 9:55AM0.99m | 10:58PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.58m | 1:01AM0.61m | 1:21PM0.74m | 2:28AM0.73m | 4:23PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 231 | 221 | 191 | 167 | 140 | 137 | 113 | 109 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 40 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 113 | 180 | 141 | 81 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 1757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 175 | — | 136 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 115 | 113 | 110 | 103 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 104 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 42 | 81 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 79 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 382 | 44 | 54 | 154 | 140 | 126 | 105 | 83 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | 186 | 1103 | 1837 | 2043 | 2073 | 3413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 28 | 585 | 769 | 259 | 301 | 133 | 0 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 1206 | 452 | 68 | 103 | 0 | 68 | 258 | 801 | 769 | 769 | 585 | 52 |
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