
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | 54 | 128 | 209 | 218 | 235 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 94 | 141 | 165 | 178 | 212 | 293 | 282 | 261 | 200 | 173 | 143 | 117 | 113 | 96 | 93 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.18m | 10:27PM1.09m | 11:36AM1.26m | 00:08AM1.17m | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:06AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.58m | 4:11PM0.69m | 4:45AM0.60m | 6:07PM0.59m | 6:12AM0.50m | 7:06PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
48 | 47 | 39 | 128 | 125 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 38 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 47 | 282 | 261 | 200 | 173 | 143 | 117 | 113 | 93 | 73 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
43 | 37 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 47 | 88 | 41 | 118 | 110 | 104 | 19 | 96 | 93 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 13 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
11 | 23 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 30 | 121 | 91 | 6 | 17 | 99 | 22 | 39 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 3 |
46 | 47 | — | 16 | 209 | 218 | 235 | 87 | 90 | 83 | 94 | 141 | 165 | 178 | 212 | 293 | 421 | 122 | — | 41 | 27 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 104 | 103 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 186 | 230 | 226 | 212 | 186 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 114 | 75 | 0 | 52 | 301 | 460 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 103 |
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