Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 159 | 157 | 125 | 127 | 136 | 156 | 177 | 136 | 148 | 120 | 117 | 118 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 79 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.80m | 3:18AM1.68m | 3:32PM1.85m | 3:46AM1.71m | 3:59PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:42PM0.02m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 159 | 157 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 177 | 136 | 148 | 120 | 117 | 101 | 103 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 479 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 28 | 40 | 38 | 136 | 156 | 95 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 62 | 118 | 78 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 36 | 47 | 25 | 90 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 67 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 4 | SE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 12 | — | 12 | 84 | — | 5 | 4 | 28 | 209 | 153 | 361 | 446 | 567 | — | 808 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 103 | 68 | 52 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 467 | 642 | 54 | 95 | 114 |
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