Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 369 | 371 | 470 | 516 | 210 | 207 | 332 | 332 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 155 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.50m | 2:33PM1.71m | 2:48AM1.61m | 3:03PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.27m | 8:17AM0.19m | 8:45PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 384 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 369 | 371 | 73 | 72 | 210 | 207 | 332 | 332 | 280 | 280 | 234 | 196 | 192 | 155 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 131 | 81 | 85 | 73 | 83 | 66 | 90 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 22 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 295 | 376 | 60 | 118 | 108 | 168 | 146 | 138 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 78 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 236 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 470 | 516 | 95 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 51 | — | — | 32 | 59 | 57 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 906 | 52 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 103 | 373 | 642 | 103 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 586 | 259 | 52 | 52 |
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