Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 189 | 538 | 629 | 425 | 325 | 279 | 371 | 404 | 31 | 755 | 804 | 783 | 683 | 417 | 1047 | 1001 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.27m | 1:34PM1.46m | 1:49AM1.41m | 2:04PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:15AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.36m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:17PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 83 | 189 | 538 | 629 | 425 | 325 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 317 | 1047 | 1001 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 56 | 43 | 17 | 99 | 67 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 371 | 404 | 222 | 755 | 804 | 783 | 683 | 417 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 769 | 104 | 104 | 186 | 259 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1133 | 1168 | 52 | 103 |
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