Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trafalgar today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trafalgar at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trafalgar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 148 | 179 | 159 | 159 | 153 | 128 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 137 | 226 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.17m | 12:42PM1.40m | 1:06AM1.29m | 1:27PM1.53m | 1:48AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.59m | 6:12AM0.50m | 7:06PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:23 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 89 | 179 | 159 | 159 | 153 | 128 | 68 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 137 | 95 | 87 | 87 | 793 | 537 | 280 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 121 | 118 | 110 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 25 | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 88 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 426 | 148 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 3 | 71 | 226 | 467 | 733 | 8 | 65 | 229 | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 884 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 301 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 103 | 473 | 769 | 301 | 7 | 52 | 162 | 52 |
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