Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 125 | 157 | 108 | 189 | 155 | 157 | 92 | 16 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 169 | 44 | 305 | 69 | 53 | 103 | 144 | 162 | 126 | 121 | 118 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.58m | 5:16PM1.59m | 5:31AM1.48m | 5:41PM1.46m | 5:58AM1.35m | 6:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 129 | 125 | 157 | 108 | 189 | 155 | 157 | 238 | 276 | 230 | 225 | 186 | 169 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 85 | 86 | 69 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 52 | 43 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 69 | 53 | 103 | 144 | 162 | 126 | 121 | 118 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 24 | — | 29 | 11 | 305 | 38 | 8 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 47 | 92 | 389 | 426 | — | 31 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 28 | 301 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 657 | 103 | 0 | 5 |
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